President Yoon Suk-yeol, second from left, and U.S. President Joe Biden, left, look around Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, May 20, with Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, third from left. Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoon

By Kim Hyun-bin

Samsung's U.S. foundry plant construction is expected to strengthen Korea-U.S. semiconductor ties, with the company conducting large-scale recruitment of local workers as the groundbreaking ceremony draws closer, according to industry officials, Sunday.

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden are all highly likely to attend the groundbreaking ceremony. It is speculated that the ceremony for the factory in Taylor, Texas, could become a symbolic event that further strengthens the semiconductor alliance between Korea and the U.S.

"The schedules of key personnel are being adjusted in relation to the groundbreaking ceremony," an industry official said.