SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 639
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, 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
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 Senate.
Watson, Paxton
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 16, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate