Lizairong, the actual controller of SamSung group and vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, is expected to visit ASMA, a lithography machine manufacturer, this week. Foreign media believe that his visit is to ensure the supply of high-end lithography machines. According to South Korean media reports, Lee Jae Yong will start his business trip to the Netherlands from June 7 until June 18.
South Korean media reported that the headquarters of asmec, a lithography manufacturer, is located in feldhofen, the Netherlands. Asmec is the current supplier of high-end lithography machines and the only manufacturer in the world that can produce extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. Therefore, Li Zairong's business trip is expected to mainly go to asmec to ensure the supply of high-end lithography machines.
If Li Zairong visits ASMA this week, he will go to ASMA again after 18 months. The last time was in October 2020. As the actual controller of SamSung group, he visited ASMA headquarters to discuss the supply plan of extreme ultraviolet lithography machine.
Shortly after Li Zairong's last visit to ASMA, a number of ASMA executives, including CEO Peter wennink, visited South Korea at the end of the year and held talks with jinqinan, then vice president of Samsung Electronics, who led the equipment solutions department including chip manufacturing, and a number of executives. They also held talks with Lee Suk hee, then CEO of SK Hynix, According to sources, they discussed expanding the supply and cooperation of extreme ultraviolet lithography machines.
Samsung Electronics is currently the world's largest memory chip manufacturer and the second largest chip manufacturer. It has a huge demand for lithography machines, especially extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. TSMC, Intel and SK Hynix also have a large demand for extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. As a result, this cutting-edge lithography machine is in short supply. Ensuring supply is crucial to their production capacity and manufacturing plan.