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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Samsung Electronics has demonstrated a commitment |
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to creating jobs in Texas by placing its only semiconductor |
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manufacturing plant outside of Korea in Austin, and now it is |
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deepening that commitment with a $4 billion expansion of the |
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factory; and |
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WHEREAS, The newly expanded fabrication plant will be one of |
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the largest in the United States, producing advanced logic devices |
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for Samsung's large-scale integrated circuits business, while |
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continuing to manufacture the NAND Flash memory chips; in addition, |
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the company will expand the Samsung Austin Semiconductor Research |
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Center (SARC), which already employs more than 200 engineers; and |
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WHEREAS, Due to be up and running by the end of 2013, this |
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expansion will bring an additional 500 jobs to Austin, increasing |
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the payroll impact on the local economy to well over $100 million; |
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the company has contributed to the community with more than $2.5 |
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million in donations to local organizations, and through the |
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company's active giving campaign, its employees have contributed a |
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further $10 million; the expansion of the plant will bring |
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Samsung's total investment in Austin to $15 billion; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic corporation also plays a significant |
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role in the North Texas business community; more than 2,000 Texans |
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are employed at the Samsung Telecommunications America facility in |
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Dallas, which opened in 1996; today, its staff develops a wide range |
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of personal and business communications products, including |
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wireless phones, tablets, wireless communications infrastructure |
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systems, fiber optics, and enterprise communications systems, and |
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it markets them throughout North America; and |
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WHEREAS, Over one million Samsung phones arrive at the |
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Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport every week, and the Mobile |
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Handset division in Dallas is the fastest-growing business segment |
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in the history of its parent company, Samsung Electronics Co., |
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Ltd.; the division has been recognized as the number one mobile |
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phone manufacturer in customer loyalty for five consecutive years, |
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and it has driven the global value of the brand to stratospheric |
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heights; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is proud of the major corporations and highly |
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skilled workforces that have a presence here, and the expansion of |
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Samsung Austin Semiconductor is sure to bring great benefit to the |
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company and this state for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Samsung Electronics on the |
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expansion of the Samsung Austin Semiconductor plant and honor the |
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company for its contributions to the prosperity of the Lone Star |
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State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Samsung Electronics as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |