Construction of a Pyeongtaek foundry to focus on 5nm and below
Construction begins this month, with operations scheduled for the second half of 2021.


Samsung Electronics announced on the 21st that it will build a foundry production facility at its Pyeongtaek campus in Gyeonggi Province to respond to the growing demand for Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV)-based products.

Following the launch of the EUV-dedicated "Hwaseong V1 Line" in February of this year, Samsung Electronics is expanding the scope of application of its ultra-fine process technology to various fields, including mobile, HPC (High Performance Computing), and AI, by establishing a foundry line in Pyeongtaek.

This investment is one of the follow-up measures to Samsung Electronics' "Semiconductor Vision 2030," announced in April of last year. Samsung Electronics began construction on its Pyeongtaek foundry line this month, with full operations planned for the second half of 2021.

Since Samsung Electronics began mass production of EUV-based 7nm process technology at the Hwaseong S3 Line in 2019, it has continued to expand its ultra-fine process production scale through the V1 Line in 2020. When the Pyeongtaek line comes online in 2021, production of products based on ultra-fine processes of 7 nanometers or less is expected to increase further.

Additionally, the company plans to mass-produce 5nm products first in Hwaseong in the second half of this year, followed by main production at the Pyeongtaek foundry line.

Meanwhile, the global foundry market is expected to see growth driven by ultra-fine processes, driven by the proliferation of new applications such as 5G, HPC, AI, and networking. Samsung Electronics plans to expand the application of advanced EUV processes to high-end mobile devices and new applications, starting with premium mobile chips.