Samsung unveils price hike, plant expansion plans as TSMC reaches capacity

Samsung has moved to cash in on the AI demand that has buyers scooping up more chips than production lines can deliver after reports that it is raising prices by as much as 15% on some of its advanced contract chipmaking.

Filings seen by news outlets also confirm that the South Korean giant has ambitions to continue to build out its Pyeongtaek fab complex. The price hike and expansion plans land as Samsung continues to make its case as an alternative to market-leading rival TSMC, which is already operating at capacity.

Samsung has increased chip prices

According to Reuters, Samsung customers started paying new, higher rates as of July, as demand has kept the firm’s SF4 line at Pyeongtaek fully engaged since late 2025. The line produces logic chips for customers and base dies for Samsung’s own high-bandwidth memory (HBM).

• 10% to 15% increment on the 4-nanometer SF4 process hardest for Chinese and American buyers.
• 5% to 10% increment on the 4-nanometer SF4 process hardest for customers in Taiwan.
• Wafers on the 5-nanometer SF5 line climbed 10% to 15%.
• The older 8-nanometer process rose by close to 10%.

Across the board, Samsung’s Chinese customers were the worst affected by the new revised rates.

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