Samsung Holds Equipment Move-In Ceremony at $37 Billion Texas Chip Plant

Samsung Electronics held an equipment move-in ceremony at its contract chip plant in Taylor, Texas, on April 24, 2026, formally installing chipmaking machines that will produce silicon for Tesla and other customers later in 2026. The facility, valued at $37 billion, addresses a nearly two-year delay since Samsung broke ground in late 2022.

@SawyerMerritt reported that the ceremony signals the plant's nearing production phase.

Foundry executives attended the ceremony, along with executives from chipmaking equipment suppliers ASML and Lam Research. The Taylor plant will manufacture three Tesla chips on Samsung's 2-nanometer gate-all-around process.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed a third Samsung-built chip in the pipeline during Tesla's first-quarter 2026 earnings call on April 22, 2026. The chip is an upgraded version of the AI4 currently in Tesla vehicles, featuring more memory, wider bandwidth and higher compute. Musk said Samsung is revising the design for production around mid-2027.

The AI5 chip completed its final design on April 15, 2026, and is roughly five to 10 times faster than the current AI4 setup. Samsung shares AI5 production with Taiwan's TSMC. Samsung will produce the AI6 exclusively at the Taylor facility.