Samsung Electronics has started installing equipment at its new semiconductor research and development center, New Research & Development – K (NRD-K), in Yongin, south of Seoul. The facility will focus on memory, System large-scale integration devices and foundry R&D, with operations set to begin by mid-2025. Samsung plans to invest $14.3 billion (20 trillion won) in the center by 2030 to bolster its advanced chip design and manufacturing capabilities.

The center will include advanced technologies such as high Numerical Aperture EUV lithography machines and wafer bonding systems to accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductors. Samsung Vice Chairman Jun Young-hyun said the facility would help the company strengthen its competitiveness in the global semiconductor market.