Samsung Electronics has been knocked hard on mobile phone design innovation in the last few days, but in what might be a spectacular display of diversionary tactics, it is also doubling down on another significant part of its business – chipmaking. Today, the Dutch semiconductor machine maker ASML announced that Samsung would be investing close to $1 billion – yes, more or less the same amount for which the jury in California held it liable over Apple patent violations on Friday – towards R&D and an equity stake in the business. In doing so, Samsung will be joining Intel, which took a 10% stake in ASML in July for $2.1 billion.