# Samsung starts investment in 10nm and 7nm semiconductor lines

Samsung Electronics is expanding its 10nm system semiconductor production line at Hwaseong Line 17 and building a new 7nm fab, with investment of over 8 trillion won.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-13
- Where: Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
- Value: $7.00B (8000.0B KRW)
- Status: announced
- Products: 10nm system semiconductors, 7nm semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung Electronics](https://endata.com/companies/647.md)

## Sources

- [etnews.com](https://www.etnews.com/20170313000325), 2017-03-13: "삼성전자는 경기도 화성 17라인에 10나노 시스템반도체 생산라인을 증설하고 신규 7나노 공장을 새로 짓는다."
- [businesskorea.co.kr](https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=17530), 2017-03-14: "Samsung Electronics will invest about 10 trillion won (US$8.7 billion) in South Korea to build a new line to produce memory DRAMs."

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