Samsung has planned to become the world’s biggest semiconductor chip company by 2030 and for this, the firm has decided to import extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure equipment from ASML.
EUV exposure equipment is a key equipment in the semiconductor ultra-fine process that Samsung Electronics is focusing on and is known to cost about 200 billion won per unit.
However, the exact details of the new deal aren’t officially shared yet, but some reports claim that Samsung Electronics will import a total of 50 units from ASML over the next five years. Each such unit is valued at KRW 200 billion (around $153 million).
Exposure is a major process that accounts for more than half of the total process cost and time. Unlike old exposure equipment that draws circuits repeatedly several times, EUV can be completed in one go, making it efficient in terms of time and cost savings.
As per the details, the Korean tech giant which introduced the world’s first 3-nano foundry process using gate-all-around (GAA) technology last year, aims to enter the 3-nano second generation process in the first half of 2024, then the 2-nano process in 2025 and 1.4-nano process in 2027.
