"三星要在中國成立工廠"

這家工廠將會提供三星進入中國廣大市場的管道。

韓國政府已經同意三星電子在中國建立記憶晶片廠。該廠會生產用於平板電腦、智慧型手機和MP3播放器的零件。這個工廠對三星來說十分重要，因為該公司將在該廠製作Nand快閃記憶卡。分析師相信Nand晶片今年市場總值將達到290億美元。

允許三星在中國建立如此關鍵的工廠，這樣的決定非常敏感。外界盛傳，該公司的科技發展可能會有遭到監視的風險。韓國知識經濟部表示，它們會協助該公司保持運作的安全性。分析師也說，由於晶片製造是好幾十億的產業，要偷竊和複製晶片設計並不容易。

分析公司Gartner表示，2015年以前中國會佔有全球晶片銷售的55%。查爾頓媒體集團的提姆查爾頓說，該國是電子產品最大的製造商和買家。「當你將這兩個因素放在一起，」他說，「三星了解它們應該要在距離最終客戶愈近的地點生產越好。」

(Business) Samsung to Set Up a Factory in China

The plant will give Samsung a way into Chinas huge market.

The Korean government has given Samsung Electronics the go-ahead to build a memory-chip factory in China. The plant will produce components for use in tablet computers, smartphones, and MP3 players. The factory will be important for Samsung, as the company will make Nand flash memory chips there. Analysts believe the Nand chip market will be worth US$29 billion this year.

The decision to allow Samsung to build such a key factory in China was a sensitive one. There have been claims that the firms technological advances could be at risk of spying. The Korean Ministry of Knowledge and Economy said it would help the company keep its operation secure. Analysts also say that because chip manufacture is a multi-billion-dollar industry, its not easy to steal and copy chip design.

The analysis firm Gartner said that China will be responsible for 55% of global chip sales by 2015. And Tim Charlton of Charlton Media Group says that the country is the biggest maker and buyer of electronic goods. When you put those two elements together, he said, Samsung realizes that it should be manufacturing its chips as close to the final consumer as possible.

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