Samsung may be known for android phones, TVs and appliances, but it’s also been the undisputed leader in memory for more than three decades. Now, as memory prices continue to fall, it’s doubling down on manufacturing chips for outside customers, with a $17 billion new chip fab in Texas and new $228 billion cluster in South Korea. CNBC got a rare look inside Samsung’s chip business to bring you the untold story of how it became the world’s second biggest advanced chipmaker, just as it makes plans to catch the industry leader TSMC.

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
02:31 — From fish to microchips
06:10 — Making more chips in the U.S.
11:17 — Concerns and controversy
14:40 — Ambitious road map ahead

Produced and Shot by: Katie Tarasov
Edited by: Amy Marino
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Animation: Alex Wood, Chirstina Locopo, Jason Reginato
Additional Camera: Katie Brigham, Sydney Boyo, Andrew Evers
Editorial Support: Tala Hadavi
Additional Footage: ASML, Getty Images, Nvidia, Samsung, TSMC

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The Untold Story Of Samsung’s Growing Chip Business