[Samsung Moves Up Mass Production Timeline for First Yongin Wafer Plant in South Korea by Two Years] According to a report by Jinse Finance citing South Korean media, Samsung Electronics plans to advance the mass production timeline for the first wafer plant in the Yongin Semiconductor National Industrial Complex in South Korea by two years to October 2029, significantly ahead of the original 2031 target. Industry insiders indicate that despite concerns about a potential peak in the chip industry, the current global semiconductor supply shortage continues to intensify. Against the backdrop of increasingly fierce competition in the AI era, rapidly expanding chip production capacity has become the industry's most urgent task.