SEOUL, November 12 (AJP) - ASML, the Dutch maker of the world’s most advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, has completed construction of a new campus in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.
The complex is designed to support South Korea’s leading chipmakers, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, while strengthening local technical capabilities and supply chain stability.
The new site will serve as ASML’s key Asian hub, housing a remanufacturing center for deep ultraviolet (DUV) and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment as well as a training facility for advanced technology transfer, according to ASML.
The Dutch firm holds a near monopoly in the production of EUV lithography machines, indispensable tools for fabricating the most advanced semiconductors. Each unit, costing more than $150 million, is supplied to a select group of companies, including Samsung, SK hynix, and Taiwan’s TSMC.
Officials from the South Korean government said it is expected to help localize technology expertise and promote a stronger ecosystem for materials, parts, and equipment suppliers.
ASML said it plans to expand collaboration with Korean chipmakers on process development and to build closer partnerships with domestic suppliers to establish a “symbiotic ecosystem” within the country’s semiconductor value chain.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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