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Samsung starts production at world's biggest fab
Samsung Electronics has announced that its wafer fab at Pyeongtaek, South Korea, has started shipping products and that it will focus on the production of 64-layer vertical NAND ICs. Samsung Electronics has announced that its wafer fab at Pyeongtaek, South Korea, has started shipping products and that it will focus on the production of 64-layer vertical NAND ICs.
By Peter Clarke, eeNews, Jul. 05, 2017 –
According to reports Samsung Electronics has earmarked 15.6 trillion won (about $13.5 billion) over the past two years and coming years to build out Pyeongtaek's line 1.
The company has announced it now plans to spend another 14.4 trillion won (about $12.5 billion) to expand its semiconductor production capacity there with a Pyeongtaek line Samsung also plans to invest 6 trillion won (about $5.2 billion) in its Hwaseong, South Korea, site for a semiconductor fabrication line to accommodate Extreme Ultra Violet (EUV) equipment.