Samsung Austin Semiconductor (SAS), established as a foundry in 2017, is a leading chip manufacturer for automotive, internet of things (IoT), consumer, networking, and mobile applications. SAS is a major player in the foundry market, primarily focusing on producing 14nm and 28/32nm technologies. In addition to the Austin site, SAS is constructing a new fab in Taylor, TX which will produce advanced logic chips to power next-generation devices for 5G, high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI).

Samsung’s Foundry business, first founded 2005, offers turn-key manufacturing solutions to global fabless and integrated device manufacture (IDM) semiconductor companies such as Qualcomm, Nvidia, and Tesla, in addition to parent company Samsung Electronics. Samsung Foundry introduced 3D FinFET technology in 2015, allowing fabs to transition into 14nm processes.

Water Strategy

Samsung Electronics has a corporate target of achieving zero increase in water intake by 2030 despite increases in production capacity. See the company profile for Samsung Electronics