Apparently, expanding production to other countries like the US is plagued with hurdles and increased costs. Leading chip manufacturers Samsung and TSMC.
Leading chip manufacturers Samsung and TSMC are already drafting plans for their respective 2nm manufacturing. According to a recent report by the SCMP (South China Morning Post) and the Korean Times, Samsung is planning to start 2nm manufacturing in South Korea next year. The company is also investing a total of KRW 500 trillion ($371 billion) by 2047 into a “mega-cluster” semiconductor plant near Seoul, consisting of 13 chip plants and three research facilities where 2nm manufacturing will take place.
