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Hardware·16h ago·all news from October 20, 2026

A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

Samsung is expanding its semiconductor manufacturing operations in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, with a massive new complex designed to increase production capacity. This infrastructure development aims to address the rising global demand for specialized memory chips, which are essential components for the graphics processing units that power generative AI models.

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