Samsung Applies for PLI, Awaits Nod to Expand Display Assembly in India
The company is using India’s incentive programs to accelerate local component production.
Overview
- Samsung has applied under the ECMS/PLI for mobile display components and requested an extension under the smartphone PLI scheme.
- JB Park says government approval is pending to scale smartphone display assembly at the Noida plant.
- Samsung is open to sourcing semiconductor chips from Indian vendors if quality and pricing are competitive with global suppliers.
- The firm will shift a significant share of its India engineering effort toward long-term AI development.
- Samsung has no plan to list its Indian arm and will retain Vietnam manufacturing while adding capacity in India for new demand.