Major manufacturer of memory chips to buy equipment for EUV lithography worth $ 4.34 billion

According to the source, South Korean SK Hynix, the world’s second largest manufacturer of memory chips, has announced that it has signed a contract with ASML Holding NV. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, the Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer will supply SK Hynix with high-ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography machines for a total of $ 4.34 billion.

This equipment is necessary for the planned SK Hynix to master in the coming years the serial production of microcircuits using new generation technological processes.

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