Samsung opens largest chip production line in South Korea

South Korea's Samsung Electronics has launched a new and its largest chip production line. The new factory was opened in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, 70 km from Seoul.

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Despite the September 7 launch, the P3 line began operating as early as mid-summer. Samsung started trial production of NAND memory in July. The new facility uses ASML's lithography machines. It is the dutch company, which is essentially a monopolist in the extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment market.

A representative of Samsung Electronics attended the ceremony and stressed that the company will try to use the crisis in semiconductor products for development. The manufacturer has five semiconductor production sites in South Korea, three in China and one in the United States. The company is also building a new plant in the United States, which it has invested $17 billion in.

At the same campus, where P3 line is located, the manufacturer has already started building the P4 line. At the end of spring 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden visited this plant. During his visit, the White House leader emphasized the importance of partnerships and chip production for the U.S. and South Korea.

Source: Korea Times

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