--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "7b71c9f678b23525b6b158b48c0c77c614db8eb419d3dd7291971f1db5828ce4" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/7b71c9f6?lang=en" title: "Samsung Taylor Fab Hits Full 2nm Capacity With $16.5 Billion Tesla Order" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-08T05:41:12.000Z" category: "Chips" topics: ["samsung","tesla","chips"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/tech/samsung-taylor-fab-hits-full-2nm-capacity-with-165-billion-tesla-order-e20d414a","https://x.com/jukan05/status/2097166388842684917","https://x.com/StragglerLiu/status/2097184125094707218","https://x.com/Schulz_Research/status/2097172884175388932","https://huggingnews.com/tech/update-samsung-taylor-fab-books-all-2nm-capacity-via-165-billion-tesla-d-89de4c74"] summary: "Tesla, Broadcom, and Arm will begin using the Taylor, Texas foundry in the U.S. starting with pilot operations at the end of September. The facility has already filled its planned 2nm production volume, featuring an initial capacity of 50,000 wafer starts per month and a supply contract with Tesla valued at $16.5 billion. Samsung's 2nm yield rose to the 80% range this year from around 60% in the first quarter, crossing the 70% threshold typically required for economic viability. The $37 billion project receives $4.7 billion in funding under the U.S. CHIPS Act and targets volume production by 2027. Samsung's foundry market share was 7% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to 73% for TSMC. While a second Taylor facility breaks ground at the end of 2026, Samsung recently increased prices by 15% for its 4nm foundry services to improve earnings for its Device Solutions division." --- # Samsung Taylor Fab Hits Full 2nm Capacity With $16\.5 Billion Tesla Order > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-08T05:41:12.000Z **Category:** Chips **Topics:** samsung, tesla, chips ## Summary Tesla, Broadcom, and Arm will begin using the Taylor, Texas foundry in the U\.S\. starting with pilot operations at the end of September\. The facility has already filled its planned 2nm production volume, featuring an initial capacity of 50,000 wafer starts per month and a supply contract with Tesla valued at $16\.5 billion\. Samsung's 2nm yield rose to the 80% range this year from around 60% in the first quarter, crossing the 70% threshold typically required for economic viability\. The $37 billion project receives $4\.7 billion in funding under the U\.S\. CHIPS Act and targets volume production by 2027\. Samsung's foundry market share was 7% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to 73% for TSMC\. While a second Taylor facility breaks ground at the end of 2026, Samsung recently increased prices by 15% for its 4nm foundry services to improve earnings for its Device Solutions division\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]()