Samsung Electronics is building a new DRAM factory at its Giheung campus in South Korea, returning major production investment to the site where the company first cemented its reputation as a memory chip powerhouse more than four decades ago.
Giheung’s long history as Samsung’s semiconductor heartland
The campus has been operational since 1983, making it one of the longest-running semiconductor facilities in South Korea.
It’s also where Samsung developed the world’s first 64Mb DRAM chip back in 1992, a milestone that helped the company leapfrog competitors and establish dominance in the memory market.
In recent years, the campus has primarily handled production of mature process nodes, with capabilities down to 8nm.
