King Yuan Electronics, a Taiwanese company, purchased a 27-acre site in Fort Worth for $79 million from an entity tied to ASB Real Estate Investments, a step toward its planned $1.3 billion chip testing plant. According to the Fort Worth Business Journal, the facility is expected to test chips for Nvidia. A Texas filing shows the building, Everman Fort Worth Building 2, will span 507,000 square feet at 273 West Everman Parkway, with construction costs of $300 million and completion listed for August 2027. The company plans to invest at least $1 billion in real property and $300 million in equipment. The article links this project to an AI-driven boom in industrial real estate, noting that the Urban Land Institute and PwC named Dallas-Fort Worth the top market to watch in 2027.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.1T |
| Close on 10/29/2026 | 213.72 |
| Change that session | -0.77% |
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