India, April 17 -- While TSMC is ramping up its Arizona expansion amid Trump's tariff push, rival Samsung appears to be slowing down. According to South Korean media outlet The Elec, Samsung has once again delayed its Taylor, Texas plant, now targeting a February 2027 launch.

Notably, this would not be Samsung's first time to push back on the schedule. When the Taylor investment was announced in late 2021, production was set for 2024-but, the timeline has been pushed back multiple times since, as per The Elec.

Instead of subsidy issues, the report attributes Samsung's move to weak customer orders. Contractors have pulled out, and Samsung has slashed its on-site workforce to just a quarter of its original size, as noted by the report.

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