삼성, 평택에 첫 파운드리 생산라인 구축…비전 2030 박차<br /><br />Samsung Electronics is looking to expand its presence in the contract chip making sector by building a new foundry production line in the South Korean city of Pyeongtaek, just south of Seoul.<br />Jang Tae-hyun reports.<br />South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has revealed plans to build a new foundry production line in Pyeongtaek.<br />This is in line with the company's goal to be the world's top logic chip maker by 2030... through an investment of some 108 billion U.S. dollars.<br />The new line will use a state-of-the-art Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography, or EUV process to produce high-end processor chips used for 5G, computers and artificial intelligence.<br />The newest production line in Pyeongtaek will be Samsung's seventh foundry production line, which can make chips designed by other companies.<br />Samsung Electronics says this will expand its presence in the contract chip making sector, currently dominated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.<br />According to a market tracker TrendForce, Samsung has roughly 16 percent of the share in the global foundry market in the first quarter of this year.<br />Samsung Electronics' Vice Chairman, Lee Jae-yong has said he believes that investment for the future should never stop.<br />"Just like our memory chips, we'll be number one in the semiconductor industry including foundries."<br />He also visited the company's semiconductor plant in Xian, China on Monday... to discuss measures to cope with decreasing demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.<br />And he said that Samsung will stay focused on its strengths... while still investing in other innovative industries.<br />Jang Tae-hyun, Arirang News<br />
