삼성전자가 2030년까지 기흥 차세대 반도체 R&D단지 ‘New Research & Development - K’에 20조원을 투자해 새로운 반도체 기술의 산실로 육성한다.

▲(From left) DuPont Korea CEO Seung-Kwan Yang, Semes Korea CEO Tae-Kyeong Jeong, Merck Korea CEO Woo-Kyu Kim, ASML Korea CEO Sunny Stalnaker, Applied Materials Korea President Kwang-Sun Park, Samsung Electronics DS Division Vice Chairman Young-Hyun Jeon, TEL Korea CEO Je-Hyung Won, KLA Korea CEO Yang-Hyung Kim, Lam Research Korea CEO Jun-Hong Park, Wonik IPS CEO Tae-Hyuk Ahn, and Dongjin Semichem Vice Chairman Jun-Hyuk Lee are taking a commemorative photo at the NRD-K equipment installation ceremony.
R&D Complex Equipment Import, 20 Trillion Investment by 2030
Strengthening the semiconductor industry ecosystem through cooperation between materials, components, and equipment companies
Samsung Electronics will invest 20 trillion won in the Giheung Semiconductor R&D Complex by 2030 to foster it as a cradle of new semiconductor technology.
On the 18th, Samsung Electronics held a ceremony to introduce the next-generation semiconductor R&D complex, 'New Research & Development - K' (hereinafter NRD-K), at its Giheung Campus.
NRD-K is a state-of-the-art research and development complex measuring 109,000 m2 (approximately 33,000 pyeong) that Samsung Electronics is currently building to secure a lead in future semiconductor technology. The total investment will reach 20 trillion won by 2030.
About 100 people attended the event that day, including Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jeon Young-hyun, key executives from the DS division, representatives of equipment partners, and employees of the Semiconductor Research Institute.
In his commemorative speech, the former vice chairman said, “NRD-K will provide fundamental research on next-generation semiconductor technology.“We will dramatically improve the speed of development by establishing a virtuous cycle system from development to mass production of products,” he said. “We will lay the foundation for a new leap forward in Giheung, where the 50-year history of Samsung Electronics semiconductors began, and create a new 100-year future.”
Giheung Campus is a symbolic place where Samsung Electronics began its semiconductor business in earnest after the Tokyo Declaration in February 1983. It is the birthplace of the semiconductor success story, having developed the world's first 64Mb DRAM in 1992 and achieved first place in the memory semiconductor field in 1993.
Samsung Electronics plans to build NRD-K, the core of future technology research, in Giheung, the birthplace of its semiconductor business, to create a turning point for innovation and maximize technological prowess and inter-organizational synergy.
NRD-K will be a key research base for all semiconductor fields, including memory, system semiconductors, and foundries, and will be equipped with advanced infrastructure so that everything from fundamental technology research to product development can be done in one place.
It is expected to serve as a cradle of cutting-edge semiconductor technology by introducing cutting-edge production facilities, such as high-resolution EUV exposure facilities and new material deposition facilities that will be used for the development of next-generation memory semiconductors, as well as wafer bonding infrastructure that implements an innovative structure by bonding two wafers.
Giheung is the heart of the Korean semiconductor industry, with numerous domestic and international material, component, and equipment companies located around Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plant.
With the establishment of NRD-K, Giheung is expected to be reborn as a center of the advanced semiconductor industry ecosystem, and Samsung Electronics plans to further expand R&D collaboration with its partner companies.
Applied Materials CEO Park Kwang-sun, who attended the equipment move-in ceremony that day, said, “At a time when partnerships for mutually beneficial cooperation are more important than ever, Applied Materials will do its best to contribute to the development of the semiconductor industry by accelerating the pace of innovation through close cooperation with Samsung Electronics.”
Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics invested 8.87 trillion won in research and development in the third quarter, the largest quarterly investment ever, and is making all-out efforts to secure future technological competitiveness, including expanding cutting-edge packaging facilities.
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▲A panoramic view of the next-generation semiconductor R&D complex at Giheung Campus