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Yates Construction has worked on massive manufacturing plant projects in the U.S. and Mexico for Volvo, Toyota and Nissan. The Samsung project will include buildings, property improvements, machinery and equipment, according to the release.

Semiconductor shortages have roiled many industries in the past year, arising from supply chain disruptions driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, and are likely to be extended by the war in Ukraine which is choking availability of key materials. Samsung is one of many companies attempting to geographically diversify its semiconductor manufacturing operations.

"With greater manufacturing capacity, we will be able to better serve the needs of our customers and contribute to the stability of the global semiconductor supply chain," said Kinam Kim, vice chairman and CEO of Samsung’s Electronics Device Solutions Division, in the press release.

President Joe Biden said in February that domestic semiconductor manufacturing is a priority for his administration, and put forward a series of federal funding and tax incentives for semiconductor manufacturing, including the $52 billion CHIPS Act, in order to spur more production in the U.S. While the CHIPS Act passed in January 2021, congress has yet to pass a bill funding its provisions. However, top Democrats said Tuesday they’re hopeful a deal could come next week.

In the meantime, other American semiconductor factory projects are moving ahead, including Texas Instruments’ build in Sherman, Texas, and Intel’s two plants in Chandler, Arizona