Samsung’s chip manufacturing plant reduced production due to lockdown in China

Due to the new variant Omicron Omicron of Kovid-19, a strict lockdown has been imposed in Xian, China. Because of this, Samsung has reduced the production of the chip here. In a press release, the company said it has “decided to temporarily adjust operations” at its chip factory located in the city. According to the press release, the company has taken this decision for the health and safety of its employees and partners. The company has said that it will ensure that consumers are not affected. The Chinese authorities imposed a lockdown in Xian on 22 December. After this Samsung shifted all its available employees to the production line.

company An official of the Korea Herald Told That due to the lockdown, there are difficulties in the movement and logistics of the employees. So it was necessary to adjust the operations. When the lockdown is lifted, operations will also become normal.

Xian’s factory is Samsung’s only memory chip factory outside the country and has been operating since 2014. About 40% of the company’s NAND flash chips are made here. Meanwhile, there is no effect of the lockdown on the Samsung SDI Electric Vehicle Battery Factory in China itself. A company official has said that at present, operations are normal here.

Talking about Samsung devices, Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 will be launched in India soon. Its information has been received through the microsite that went live on the Amazon website. Earlier, the Tab’s support page was spotted on the official Samsung India website. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 was announced earlier this month. The tab has a 10.5-inch TFT display with 16:10 aspect ratio. The display will get Dolby Atmos support with quad-speaker setup. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is backed by a 7,040mAh battery, which will get 15W charging support.

At the same time, Samsung Galaxy M33 5G smartphone can be launched in January with 6,000mAh battery. This phone will be the successor of Samsung Galaxy M32 5G, which was launched in August this year. The company is preparing to bring a unique folding smartphone, about which it has been said that it will come with a thrice-foldable design.