83R17282 BPG-D
By: Strama H.R. No. 1339
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Samsung Electronics has demonstrated a commitment
to creating jobs in Texas by placing its only semiconductor
manufacturing plant outside of Korea in Austin, and now it is
deepening that commitment with a $4 billion expansion of the
factory; and
WHEREAS, The newly expanded fabrication plant will be one of
the largest in the United States, producing advanced logic devices
for Samsung's large-scale integrated circuits business, while
continuing to manufacture the NAND Flash memory chips; in addition,
the company will expand the Samsung Austin Semiconductor Research
Center (SARC), which already employs more than 200 engineers; and
WHEREAS, Due to be up and running by the end of 2013, this
expansion will bring an additional 500 jobs to Austin, increasing
the payroll impact on the local economy to well over $100 million;
the company has contributed to the community with more than $2.5
million in donations to local organizations, and through the
company's active giving campaign, its employees have contributed a
further $10 million; the expansion of the plant will bring
Samsung's total investment in Austin to $15 billion; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic corporation also plays a significant
role in the North Texas business community; more than 2,000 Texans
are employed at the Samsung Telecommunications America facility in
Dallas, which opened in 1996; today, its staff develops a wide range
of personal and business communications products, including
wireless phones, tablets, wireless communications infrastructure
systems, fiber optics, and enterprise communications systems, and
it markets them throughout North America; and
WHEREAS, Over one million Samsung phones arrive at the
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport every week, and the Mobile
Handset division in Dallas is the fastest-growing business segment
in the history of its parent company, Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd.; the division has been recognized as the number one mobile
phone manufacturer in customer loyalty for five consecutive years,
and it has driven the global value of the brand to stratospheric
heights; and
WHEREAS, Texas is proud of the major corporations and highly
skilled workforces that have a presence here, and the expansion of
Samsung Austin Semiconductor is sure to bring great benefit to the
company and this state for years to come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Samsung Electronics on the
expansion of the Samsung Austin Semiconductor plant and honor the
company for its contributions to the prosperity of the Lone Star
State; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Samsung Electronics as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.