Samsung ups R&D investment to lead the AI race | Infinium-tech
According to a new report from reuters Today, Samsung Electronics plans to invest KRW 110 trillion, or about $73 billion, in research and development and facilities “to lead the semiconductor industry in artificial intelligence.”
In a corporate filing, Samsung also revealed that it is pursuing “meaningful mergers and acquisitions” in areas such as robotics, medical technology, automotive electronics and air conditioning solutions.
To put the numbers in perspective, Samsung says it invested a total of KRW 90.4 trillion, or about $60 billion, in R&D last year. This year’s plan will therefore represent an increase in expenditure of more than 21% compared to 2025.
The Korean company is already the world’s largest memory chip maker, and it recently signed a memorandum of understanding with AMD to supply that company with HBM4 chips used in AI data centers.
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