Samsung Electronics is set to invest 39 trillion dong (around $1.5 billion USD) to establish a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, as revealed in a proposal document. This facility, which marks Samsung's first chip testing operation in the country, aims to alleviate the global shortage of memory chips exacerbated by rising demand from AI data centers. Construction has commenced in an industrial park located 60 kilometers north of Hanoi, with operations expected to begin in November 2027. The plant will focus on legacy memory chips, which, while less critical for AI, are also experiencing significant shortages. According to the proposal, the plant will have an annual output capacity of 153.3 billion gigabits of dynamic random-access memory and 255.6 billion gigabits of NAND memory chips. Samsung plans to reinvest profits from this venture, potentially up to $2.5 billion, into a second facility. The Vietnamese government approved the investment in March, and construction is already underway, with more than 200 engineers actively working on-site.