Samsung to invest $1.9B in Austin to make chips for SpaceX Starlink satellites
elonmusk · x · 2026-11-16
Samsung reportedly plans to invest $1.9 billion to expand its Austin, Texas chip factory to produce chips for SpaceX's Starlink satellites, with operations targeted to begin by 2030, per Seoul Economic Daily.
The chip, STM32V8, is already used in Starlink's mini laser system and praised by Starlink engineers; it is currently made in France, and the Texas plan would add US production capacity for a key satellite communications component.
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