Global semiconductor equipment companies are flocking to South Korea, a powerhouse in memory chip manufacturing, due to U.S. restrictions on Chinese semiconductor industry.
According to sources on Sunday, top 5 companies in the global equipment industry are all increasing their investments in Korea. They are Applied Materials Inc., ASML Holding N.V., Tokyo Electron Ltd., Lam Research Corp. and KLA Corp.
According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the five companies account for nearly 80 percent of the global semiconductor equipment market.
Applied Materials of the U.S. recently launched a plan to build a memory equipment research and development center in Gyeonggi Province to strengthen cooperation with major Korean customers, such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., in DRAM and NAND flash business. An Applied Materials official said that the company is in talks with the Gyeonggi provincial government to construct a R&D center, but the investment amount and location remain undecided. The U.S. company is also planning to provide Korean customers with an advanced electron beam imaging technology solution that detects minute defects in chips this month.
ASML of the Netherlands, which makes extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment essential for microprocessing of 10 nanometers or less, is investing 240 billion won ($188.2 million) to build a new building and parts remanufacturing facility in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, where Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plants are located. It aims to complete the construction by December next year.
Samsung Electronics used to send ASML equipment for repairs to the Netherlands, but it will be possible to have it done in Korea.
Global semiconductor equipment companies are flocking to South Korea, a powerhouse in memory chip manufacturing, due to U.S. restrictions on Chinese semiconductor industry.
According to sources on Sunday, top 5 companies in the global equipment industry are all increasing their investments in Korea. They are Applied Materials Inc., ASML Holding N.V., Tokyo Electron Ltd., Lam Research Corp. and KLA Corp.
According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the five companies account for nearly 80 percent of the global semiconductor equipment market.
Applied Materials of the U.S. recently launched a plan to build a memory equipment research and development center in Gyeonggi Province to strengthen cooperation with major Korean customers, such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., in DRAM and NAND flash business. An Applied Materials official said that the company is in talks with the Gyeonggi provincial government to construct a R&D center, but the investment amount and location remain undecided. The U.S. company is also planning to provide Korean customers with an advanced electron beam imaging technology solution that detects minute defects in chips this month.
ASML of the Netherlands, which makes extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment essential for microprocessing of 10 nanometers or less, is investing 240 billion won ($188.2 million) to build a new building and parts remanufacturing facility in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, where Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plants are located. It aims to complete the construction by December next year.
Samsung Electronics used to send ASML equipment for repairs to the Netherlands, but it will be possible to have it done in Korea.
According to sources on Sunday, top 5 companies in the global equipment industry are all increasing their investments in Korea. They are Applied Materials Inc., ASML Holding N.V., Tokyo Electron Ltd., Lam Research Corp. and KLA Corp.
According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the five companies account for nearly 80 percent of the global semiconductor equipment market.
Applied Materials of the U.S. recently launched a plan to build a memory equipment research and development center in Gyeonggi Province to strengthen cooperation with major Korean customers, such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., in DRAM and NAND flash business. An Applied Materials official said that the company is in talks with the Gyeonggi provincial government to construct a R&D center, but the investment amount and location remain undecided. The U.S. company is also planning to provide Korean customers with an advanced electron beam imaging technology solution that detects minute defects in chips this month.
ASML of the Netherlands, which makes extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment essential for microprocessing of 10 nanometers or less, is investing 240 billion won ($188.2 million) to build a new building and parts remanufacturing facility in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, where Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plants are located. It aims to complete the construction by December next year.
Samsung Electronics used to send ASML equipment for repairs to the Netherlands, but it will be possible to have it done in Korea.
Global semiconductor equipment companies are flocking to South Korea, a powerhouse in memory chip manufacturing, due to U.S. restrictions on Chinese semiconductor industry.
According to sources on Sunday, top 5 companies in the global equipment industry are all increasing their investments in Korea. They are Applied Materials Inc., ASML Holding N.V., Tokyo Electron Ltd., Lam Research Corp. and KLA Corp.
According to the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the five companies account for nearly 80 percent of the global semiconductor equipment market.
Applied Materials of the U.S. recently launched a plan to build a memory equipment research and development center in Gyeonggi Province to strengthen cooperation with major Korean customers, such as Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., in DRAM and NAND flash business. An Applied Materials official said that the company is in talks with the Gyeonggi provincial government to construct a R&D center, but the investment amount and location remain undecided. The U.S. company is also planning to provide Korean customers with an advanced electron beam imaging technology solution that detects minute defects in chips this month.
ASML of the Netherlands, which makes extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment essential for microprocessing of 10 nanometers or less, is investing 240 billion won ($188.2 million) to build a new building and parts remanufacturing facility in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, where Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plants are located. It aims to complete the construction by December next year.
Samsung Electronics used to send ASML equipment for repairs to the Netherlands, but it will be possible to have it done in Korea.
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