Samsung Electronics is apparently planning on beginning the operations of its P3 semiconductor production line earlier than expected due to the chip shortage that has affected the world.
According to TheElec report, the South Korean tech giant is moving ahead with the P3 chip production line’s operations earlier than previously scheduled, as per the President of EcoPro HN, a supplier of the company. Samsung had requested EcoPro HN to supply its filter products by December 2020, instead of the previous deadline, which was set around early 2022. This was announced at EcoPro’s conference call earluer this week and marks a shipment date a year in advance.
Thus, it seems that the consumer electronics maker is planning on starting its P3 chip line three months earlier than planned due to the issue of chip shortage that has affected various industries and firms across the globe. For those unaware, the P3 line is the brand’s third chip production line at its Pyeongtaek plant in South Korea, with its construction beginning in the second half of last year.
Unfortunately, it is currently unknown how much the company has spent on the P3 line or its production capacity either. But sources close to the matter have claimed that Samsung might ue this line to manufacture memor chips as well as setup a foundry, or contract chip production, to make chips for other firms as well. At the moment, global foundries based firms like TSMC are seeing a surge in orders and are running their production plants at full capacity to make up for the shortage of chip supply.
RELATED:
- Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite support pages appear in multiple markets, likely to debut soon
- Samsung Galaxy S21 FE could go into production in July; expected to launch in August
- Samsung poised to dethrone Intel to become the leading semiconductor company
