Samsung was the first to use EUV range scanners for semiconductor production, which happened back in the fall of 2018. But the truly massive use of technical processes based on the EUV projection is only happening now. In particular, Samsung the first facility in the world with originally planned EUV lines.
Recently, Samsung Electronics began mass production of semiconductors at the V1 plant in Hwaseong, Republic of Korea. The enterprise began to be built in and entered the stage of pilot production a few months ago. Now, the V1 factory lines have begun to mass-produce 7nm and 6nm products using ultra-hard ultraviolet (EUV) projection. The company's customers will begin receiving orders from this plant in a matter of weeks.
The V1 factory is rumored to have at least 10 EUV scanners installed. The issue price for this industrial equipment alone exceeds $1 billion, not to mention everything else. Prior to this, some units of EUV range scanners worked at the Samsung S3 factory. The new V1 facility, together with the S3 facility, will allow the company to triple its output of chips that require EUV scanners by the end of the year. Note that these will be products with 7 nm standards and with lower technological standards. In the future, the V1 plant in Hwaseong will also be able to produce 3nm products.
Together with the V1 lines, Samsung now has a total of six semiconductor manufacturing plants. Five of them are in South Korea and one in the US. With what substrates, and on what technical processes the lines of these enterprises are configured, you can see in the picture above.
Source: 3dnews.ru