Samsung Electronics NRD-K Semiconductor R&D Complex to import ASML High NA EUV lithography equipment

On November 20, Samsung Electronics held a machine-entry ceremony for the new NRD-K semiconductor R&D complex located in the Giheung Park in South Korea on the 18th local time, marking the start of equipment installation for this R&D center which was started in 2022.

The NRD-K Semiconductor R&D Complex covers an area of ​​109,000 square meters and will become the common core R&D base for the three major business divisions (Memory, System LSI and Foundry) under Samsung Electronics' DS Division. By 2030, this project will receive a total investment of approximately 20 trillion won (IT Home Note: currently approximately 103.92 billion yuan).

NRD-K will also include a dedicated research and development line, which will be put into operation in mid-2025.

▲ NRD-K construction site. Image source: Samsung Electronics official website, same below

The NRD-K complex will introduce a series of state-of-the-art semiconductor production tools, including ASML High NA EUV lithography machines and new material deposition equipment, aiming to accelerate the development of next-generation memory chips, including 3D DRAM and thousand-layer V-NAND. It will also build WoW wafer bonding infrastructure.

Jeon Young-hyun, head of Samsung DS Division, said at the ceremony:

Through NRD-K, we will establish a virtuous cycle system for next-generation semiconductor technology from basic research to mass production, thereby significantly increasing the speed of development.

We will start from the starting point of Samsung Electronics Semiconductor’s 50-year history, lay the foundation for a new leap forward, and create a new 100-year future.

▲ Jeon Young-hyun giving a speech