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Samsung’s Makes Massive Capex in Semiconductors
Samsung is upping its spending on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography scanners over the course of this year, South Korean media reports, citing sources close to the company. EUV machines have been at the heart of Samsung’s foundry operations for only a little while, debuting with the commercial launch of its 7nm process node. though we’ve been hearing about them for years. These EUV scanners have so far cost in the ballpark of $177 million per unit. Only ASML based out of Veldhoven in the south of Netherlands makes the tool. The process of making machines designed to assist in making miniature incisions into integrated circuitry is so complex that ASML can only produce about 40 such units per year. Samsung’s already polishing the spots where these steppers will be sitting and churning out the most energy-efficient ICs the world has ever seen in the most deliberate and pinpoint-accurate fashion to date, sources claim.
Samsung is upping its spending on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography scanners over the course of this year, South Korean media reports, citing sources close to the company. EUV machines have been at the heart of Samsung’s foundry operations for only a little while, debuting with the commercial launch of its 7nm process node. though we’ve been hearing about them for years. These EUV scanners have so far cost in the ballpark of $177 million per unit. Only ASML based out of Veldhoven in the south of Netherlands makes the tool. The process of making machines designed to assist in making miniature incisions into integrated circuitry is so complex that ASML can only produce about 40 such units per year. Samsung’s already polishing the spots where these steppers will be sitting and churning out the most energy-efficient ICs the world has ever seen in the most deliberate and pinpoint-accurate fashion to date, sources claim.
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