Samsung Foundry to Almost Double Output by 2026

It's hard not to notice that we're in the middle of a semiconductor crunch right now. Factories are running at full steam, but pinch points in the supply chain are causing chaos and bottlenecks - whether that means not enough packaging materials, the cost of shipping has increased 10x, or additional tariffs, it's causing various industries that rely on semiconductors to wait for supply and then pay over expected prices. Nonetheless, everything that is made is being sold, and so all of the big foundries are driving more investment into their supply chain ecosystem as well as raw manufacturing, and Samsung is no different.