Yongin City, South Korea welcomes ASML’s new extreme ultraviolet lithography machine training center

The demand for maintenance and repair technicians is increasing rapidly, driven by the widespread use of advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. In order to meet the training needs of customers, ASML, the world's only extreme ultraviolet lithography machine supplier, has opened a new extreme ultraviolet lithography machine training center in South Korea.

This training center is prepared for new extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. It is located in Yongin City, South Korea, about 42 kilometers south of Seoul, with an area of ​​1,445 square meters. The training center is equipped with clean rooms, office space and other facilities, specializing in training technicians to maintain and repair high-precision and complex extreme ultraviolet lithography machines.

It is worth noting that this is the second training center opened by ASML in South Korea. According to ITBEAR Technology Information, the opening of the center will further enhance ASML’s global training capabilities for extreme ultraviolet lithography machine technicians, which is expected to increase by approximately 30%.

ASML has established its first training center in Hwaseong, South Korea. It is located about 45 kilometers south of Seoul and started operations in 2018. In order to meet the growing demand, ASML is currently building a chip cluster in Hwaseong, including a maintenance center, a training center, a maintenance parts R&D center, and an education and experience center. The total investment reaches US$181 million and is expected to be completed in 2024. It will be completed by the end of the year.

According to ITBEAR Technology Information, it is not unexpected that ASML, as the world’s only extreme ultraviolet lithography machine supplier, opened an extreme ultraviolet lithography machine training center in South Korea. It is understood that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are its important customers, and they widely use ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography machines in their foundry business. SK Hynix has ordered a large amount of M16 factory equipment, which will be installed by Samsung Electronics as early as 2021.

To sum up, the extreme ultraviolet lithography machine training center opened by ASML in South Korea will further enhance its global training capabilities, meet customer needs, and make contributions to the development of advanced chip manufacturing technology. contribute.

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