Overview
- Samsung confirmed Lee Jae-yong visited the Yongin NRD-K complex to check progress in memory, foundry and system semiconductor R&D.
- He inspected Hwaseong manufacturing lines that use digital twin systems, robotics and artificial intelligence for higher efficiency and yield.
- Lee met executives and shop-floor teams working on high-bandwidth memory and urged efforts to restore fundamental technological competitiveness.
- NRD-K is described by the company as an integrated, state-of-the-art R&D hub designed to secure future chip technologies.
- Industry reports say the chip unit is rebounding on stronger memory demand and that Samsung has received large 2nm orders from clients such as Apple and Tesla, though the company has not confirmed those deals.