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Samsung delays $44B Texas chip fab – sources: 'there are no customers'

Samsung needs chip buyers for it to start running its Texas chip fab.

"Local demand for chips isn't particularly strong, and the process nodes Samsung planned several years ago no longer meet with current customer needs," the executive said to Nikkei Asia. "Although yields have since improved, U.S. restrictions on high-end chip production for China have further weighed on the company, keeping its capacity utilization below the industry average," Trendforce analyst Joanne Chiao said to Nikkei Asia. President Trump’s announcement of far-reaching tariffs has caused widespread uncertainty, but it has greatly impacted consumer electronics and automobiles — key sectors that order the most chips.

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