Samsung Electronics' Texas chip production returns to near-normal levels


FILE PHOTO The logo of Samsung Electronic is seen at its headquarters in Seoul South Korea April 4 2016. REUTERSKim Hong-Ji

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Samsung Electronic is seen at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that production at its U.S. chip plant at Austin, Texas had returned to near-normal levels as of last week after more than a month of disruption that exacerbated a global chip capacity crunch.

Samsung and other chipmakers with production facilities in the area had seen shutdowns due to severe weather on Feb. 16.

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