Samsung Electronics Dispatches Technical Team to 'Shutdown' Semiconductor Plant in Austin, USA

[Asia Economy Reporter Suyeon Woo] Samsung Electronics is dispatching technical personnel from Korea to restart its semiconductor plant in Austin, USA, which was halted due to a record-breaking cold wave. Experts will be sent to the site to service the stopped semiconductor equipment and resume factory operations as quickly as possible once the cold wave subsides.

According to industry sources on the 18th, Samsung Electronics will dispatch Samsung employees and partner company technicians to its semiconductor plant in Austin, Texas, starting this week. The number of dispatched personnel is expected to be several dozen.

Samsung Electronics plans to send technical personnel to the Austin plant sequentially after completing COVID-19 testing and preliminary training. A Samsung Electronics official stated, "There are technicians on-site to respond, but we decided to send additional personnel from headquarters to support and advise them," adding, "The timing for resuming operations has not yet been determined."

Samsung Electronics Austin, USA Factory Overview

Samsung Electronics' Austin semiconductor plant has been suspended since the afternoon of the 16th. Due to a record-breaking cold wave across the United States, a power shortage occurred in Texas, where the Austin plant is located, causing all major factories in the surrounding area to shut down. This is the first time the Samsung Electronics Austin plant has halted operations since its establishment in 1998.

Although Samsung Electronics took various precautionary measures to minimize damage after receiving prior notice from Texas authorities, losses from the shutdown are expected to reach several tens of billions of won. The dispatch of technical personnel is also seen as a proactive measure to reduce damage caused by delays in resuming operations. Last year, the Austin plant's sales amounted to approximately 3.9131 trillion won.

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