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ASML Opens Hwaseong Campus to Deepen Ties With Samsung and SK hynix

By consolidating operations, the site aims to speed High‑NA EUV adoption for next‑generation chips.

Overview

  • ASML invested about 240 billion won to build the 16,000‑square‑meter campus, which consists of two buildings with 11 above‑ground and four underground floors.
  • The facility includes a repair and remanufacturing center for EUV and DUV lithography systems as well as a training center for advanced technologies.
  • About 1,500 ASML Korea employees will relocate to the new complex by the end of the year.
  • CEO Christophe Fouquet attended the opening ceremony and met Samsung’s Jun Young‑hyun and SK hynix’s Kwak Noh‑jung to discuss expanded collaboration.
  • The expansion is expected to accelerate a 1.2 trillion won joint R&D effort with Samsung on under‑2‑nanometer processes and to support uptake of High‑NA EUV tools that are produced in small quantities and cost about 550 billion won each.