Samsung considering 4 US sites for $17B chip factory
By Justine Coleman - 03/03/21 10:01 AM EST Samsung is considering four sites in the U.S., including in Austin, Texas, for a $17 billion semiconductor, or chip, factory, according to documents filed in Texas. The South Korean company revealed that it is reviewing one site in Austin in addition to two sites in Arizona and one in New York for the “highly competitive project.” Each location is proposing property tax abatement and “significant grants and/or refundable tax credits,” the company wrote in a document filed in Texas on Feb. 26. Samsung said it would commit $17 billion...