Seoul, Oct. 12 -- Samsung affiliates plan to invest a combined 12.26 trillion won (USD 9.15 billion) in semiconductor operations, with nearly 8 trillion won (USD 5.99 billion) earmarked for Vietnam while expanding high-end production capacity in South Korea, The Korea Herald reported.

According to the report, Samsung Electronics plans to invest 105.79 trillion Vietnamese dong (USD 4.09 billion) in memory chip testing facilities at Yen Binh Industrial Park in Thai Nguyen, northern Vietnam. The first production line is scheduled to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2027, with another planned for 2028.

The facilities will carry out final testing of DRAM and NAND flash chips packaged at Samsung's Cheonan plant in South Korea. The in...