Samsung Electronics has held a tool-in ceremony for its semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex, NRD-K, in Giheung, Korea, with operations scheduled to begin in 2025.
The semiconductor specialist broke ground on site in 2022 and will invest up to $15bn on campus as part of an investment plan that will run until 2030. In Q3 2024, Samsung invested a record $6.34bn in R&D.
Once complete, the facility will be a key research base for the company’s memory, system LSI, and foundry semiconductor R&D. Research and product-level verification will also happen at the facility.
NRD-K will also feature high NA extreme ultra-violet (EUV) lithography and new material deposition equipment to support the development of next-generation semiconductors such as 3D DRAM and V-NAND, with more than 1,000 layers.
