SK Hynix M16 plant is installing EUV lithography equipment, and the new generation of DRAM will be unveiled in as soon as 1 hour

According to etnews, SK Hynix has begun installing EUV lithography machines at its M16 plant in Icheon, South Korea to mass produce 10nm 1a DRAM.

Previously, SK Hynix announced that it will build a production line at the M16 factory this year to produce the next-generation DRAM, but did not disclose the method and exact time of introducing the ASML EUV lithography machine.

Therefore, there are many speculations in the industry, including transferring the two EUV lithography machines in the research building R3 to this production line and planning to start installing the newly purchased equipment in February this year. Now it seems that SK Hynix's purchase and installation of new equipment is faster than the industry expected.

The report pointed out that the installation time of EUV lithography machine takes 3-6 months, so SK Hynix can mass-produce the first batch of products as early as the first half of this year.

It is reported that ASML is the exclusive supplier of EUV lithography machines, with a single unit priced at more than US$135 million.