Samsung Electronics plans to invest about US$1.5 billion in a semiconductor chip-testing plant in Vietnam, according to documents described by Reuters and reported by multiple outlets. Construction for the facility has already started in an industrial park roughly 60 kilometers north of Hanoi. The plant is intended to test DRAM and NAND chips. The planned investment is reported as 39 trillion Vietnamese dong (about US$1.5 billion). Reported documents also indicate there may be additional investment capacity of up to US$2.5 billion, potentially funded from profits, though the amount and timing of any extra funding are not consistently detailed across coverage. The outlets further report that the facility is scheduled to begin operations in November 2027. The reports describe the project as Samsung’s first dedicated chip-testing plant, with the testing function central to its semiconductor production and quality processes. Overall, the coverage centers on the location, timing, and the size of the initial investment, alongside the possibility of further investment.