SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co, the world’s No 2 chipmaker, said it will spend US$1.9bil (RM5.7bil) to build a new logic chip line to make processors for mobile devices as demand grows for smartphones and tablets.
Samsung, which makes application processors for Apple’s iPhone and iPad — which rival its own Galaxy and Note devices — said the new line will use 300mm wafers and 20 nanometer and 14 nanometer processing technology.
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