Samsung Elec plans to produce Tesla chips starting late 2027

A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

SEOUL, ⁠March 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Samsung Electronics said ‌on Wednesday that it expects ​to start ⁠volume production ⁠of Tesla's chips ⁠at Samsung's ‌factory ⁠in Texas in the ​second ‌half of next ⁠year.

The ​comments were made ⁠by Han Jin-man, ​Samsung Electronics President and Head ⁠of Foundry Business, at a shareholders' ​meeting.

(Reporting ⁠by Hyunjoo Jin ​and ‌Heekyong Yang; ​Editing by Himani Sarkar)