Samsung Electronics Breaks Ground on a New EUV Line
February 22 2018 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Construction will be completed in the second
half of 2019 and ready for production in 2020
Aims to maintain its leadership in cutting-edge
process technology under 7nm
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced
semiconductor technology, today broke ground on a new EUV (extreme
ultraviolet) line in Hwaseong, Korea, aiming to maintain its
leadership in state-of-the-art semiconductor technology.
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Samsung Foundry's newest EUV fab in
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With this new EUV line, Samsung will be able to strengthen its
leadership in the single nanometer process technology by responding
to market demand from various applications, including mobile,
server, network, and HPC (high performance computing), where high
performance and power efficiency are critical.
The new facility is expected to be completed within the second
half of 2019 and start production ramp-up in 2020. The initial
investment in this new EUV line is projected to reach US$ 6 billion
by 2020 and additional investment will be determined depending on
market circumstances.
Samsung has decided to utilize cutting-edge EUV technology
starting with its 7-nanometer (nm) LPP (Low Power Plus) process.
This new line will be set up with EUV lithography equipment to
overcome nano-level technology limitations. Samsung has continued
to invest in EUV R&D to support its global customers for
developing next-generation chips based on this leading-edge
technology.
"With the addition of this new EUV line, Hwaseong will become a
center of the semiconductor cluster which covers Giheung, Hwaseong
and Pyeongtaek," said Kinam Kim, President & CEO of Device
Solutions at Samsung Electronics, in a welcome speech. "It will
play a pivotal role as Samsung seeks to maintain a competitive edge
as an industry leader in the coming age of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution."
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