依托SK hynix生产经验打造的Trinity Fab将于明年10月启用
Trinity Fab计划于2027年5月启用洁净室，并于同年10月启动全面测试平台运营。该设施将提供基于300mm晶圆的验证环境，其前端工艺与SK hynix相似，建设依托SK hynix的生产经验。
原文深度解读
本文介绍韩国非营利基金会Trinity Fab的建设与运营计划：该设施依托SK hynix的生产经验，计划于2027年5月启用洁净室、同年10月启动全面测试平台运营，提供基于300mm晶圆、接近SK hynix前端量产线的验证环境，服务韩国本土半导体材料、零部件和设备供应商。文中涉及韩国政府、京畿道、龙仁市与SK hynix的出资（SK hynix 4432亿韩元、中央政府3736亿韩元、京畿道与龙仁市577亿韩元）、约3000亿韩元的设备投资、37台设备、约1000坪场地、7个工艺区与200坪共享洁净室、约300家企业的支持目标，以及将产品开发到量产采用的时间缩短30%的目标。与电子元器件供应链的关系在于：该设施面向材料、零部件与设备供应商提供量产级验证环境，可能影响韩国本土半导体上游供应能力的验证效率与导入节奏。
- Trinity Fab由韩国政府、京畿道、龙仁市与SK hynix共同设立，其中SK hynix出资4432亿韩元用于设施建设，中央政府出资3736亿韩元，京畿道与龙仁市出资577亿韩元；原文称其设立目的是解决本土材料、零部件和设备供应商进入量产的瓶颈，并实现目前依赖海外来源的技术本地化。
- 与既有公共运营的纳米加工设施不同，Trinity Fab由半导体制造商直接出资并部署专业人员，且将SK hynix量产工艺所用的条件和标准应用于其验证服务，使供应商能够判断其产品是否适合商业半导体量产线。
- 原文指出供应商需在量产条件下验证新产品是否满足客户性能要求，但自建量产级洁净室、购买单价数百亿韩元的设备困难，进入客户产线受限，而imec等海外验证服务成本较高；Trinity Fab据此提供低于imec收费的生产级工艺环境与设备。
- Trinity Fab计划2027年5月开始安装设备、10月启动验证服务，将引入37台设备，其中70%计划在10月前安装，其余设备到2031年分阶段引入；设备投资总额约3000亿韩元，最昂贵的是ASML的ArF浸没式光刻机。
- 设施位于SK hynix龙仁半导体集群首个晶圆厂的第一阶段区域内，占地约1000坪（3306平方米），所在区域约12000坪；洁净室维持Class 100或更高洁净度，各楼层与SK hynix生产区分离但共享包括空气处理系统在内的中央公用设施。
- 1000坪中800坪分为扩散、光刻、刻蚀、薄膜沉积、CMP、清洗、量测与检测七个工艺区，剩余200坪为共享洁净室，分为15个约13.5坪的单元；共享洁净室租户将于2027年1月内部评审后选定，入选租户可从2027年下半年起安装自有设备。
供应链影响
- 若Trinity Fab按计划于2027年10月启动验证服务，韩国本土材料、零部件和设备供应商可能获得更接近量产条件的验证渠道，从而可能缩短其产品进入商业量产线前的验证周期。
- 由于验证服务采用SK hynix量产工艺的条件和标准，供应商产品在Trinity Fab的评估结果可能更容易被客户视为与量产要求相关，但实际采用仍取决于各客户自身的认证与采购流程。
- 共享洁净室与评估服务并行，可能降低中小供应商自建量产级洁净室和购置高价设备的门槛，但是否形成实际供应增量取决于租户选定、设备安装进度及2031年前的分阶段设备引入情况。
- 设施与SK hynix生产区共享中央公用设施但空间分离，这种安排可能提升验证环境与量产环境的接近程度，同时其安全隔离与共享设施运行情况可能影响服务可用性和扩产节奏。
- Trinity Fab以至少300亿韩元年收入为目标并计划2031年后依靠自身收入运营，其长期服务能力和设备升级节奏可能取决于租户入驻率、评估服务需求及收费水平。
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Trinity Fab洁净室布局。（图片来源：Trinity Fab网站）
Trinity Fab将于2027年5月启用其洁净室，并于10月启动全面测试平台运营。该设施将提供基于300mm晶圆的验证环境，类似于SK hynix的前端半导体生产线。运营Trinity Fab的非营利基金会表示，其目标是支持韩国本土半导体材料、零部件和设备供应商的技术开发和产品商业化。
据11月6日的行业消息，Trinity Fab计划于5月开始安装设备，并于10月启动验证服务。它将引入37台设备，其中70%计划在10月前完成安装。其余设备将在2031年前分阶段引入。
Trinity Fab是由韩国政府、京畿道、龙仁市和SK hynix共同设立的非营利基金会。SK hynix为该设施建设出资4432亿韩元，中央政府将提供3736亿韩元，京畿道和龙仁市将出资577亿韩元。该设施设立的目的是解决阻碍本土材料、零部件和设备供应商进入量产的瓶颈，并实现目前依赖海外来源的技术本地化。
与现有的公共运营纳米加工设施不同，Trinity Fab涉及半导体制造商的直接出资和专业人员部署。该设施将把SK hynix量产工艺中使用的条件和标准应用于其验证服务，使供应商能够判断其产品是否适合商业半导体量产线。
材料、零部件和设备供应商必须在量产条件下验证新产品是否满足客户性能要求。然而，建立自己的量产级洁净室并购买每台耗资数百亿韩元的设备十分困难。进入客户生产线的机会也有限，而比利时imec等机构提供的海外验证服务成本高昂。
Trinity Fab将以低于imec收费的费用提供量产级工艺环境和设备。企业将能够在无需自行购买设备的情况下评估其材料和零部件。该设施的目标是将本土供应商从产品开发到量产采用所需的时间缩短30%，并计划支持约300家企业。
Trinity Fab将位于SK hynix龙仁半导体集群首个晶圆厂的第一阶段区域内。它将占用约12000坪区域中约1000坪（3306平方米）的面积。洁净室将维持Class 100或更高的洁净度。出于安全考虑，Trinity Fab的空间将在各楼层与SK hynix的生产区隔开，尽管两个设施将共享包括空气处理系统在内的中央公用设施。
在1000坪中，800坪将分为七个工艺区：扩散、光刻、刻蚀、薄膜沉积、化学机械抛光（CMP）、清洗以及量测与检测。剩余200坪将作为共享洁净室，供应商可在其中安装自己的设备用于研发。该空间将分为15个单元，每个约13.5坪。
设备投资总额将约为3000亿韩元。最昂贵的系统是ASML的氟化氩（ArF）浸没式光刻机。刻蚀工艺验证将使用Lam Research、Applied Materials（AMAT）和Hitachi的设备。沉积设备将包括Eugene Technology的多晶硅沉积系统、Jusung Engineering的空间分隔化学气相沉积（CVD）系统和Lam Research的钨沉积系统。清洗设备将来自SCREEN、Tokyo Electron（TEL）和TES，而量测与检测系统将包括KLA的缺陷检测设备和Park Systems的自动化纳米级测量设备。
Trinity Fab目前正在为其共享洁净室招募企业。租户将在2027年1月内部评审后选定。据报道，Dongjin Semichem和Soulbrain已表示有兴趣使用该设施进行材料开发，零部件方面有KoMiCo，设备方面有TES、Wonik IPS和Jusung Engineering。
入选租户将能够从2027年下半年起在洁净室中安装自己的设备。对于仅使用评估服务而不占用设施的企业，Trinity Fab正在开发一个单独的系统，涵盖从申请提交、工艺评估到测试结果交付的全过程。
Trinity Fab的目标是至少实现300亿韩元的年收入，以确保稳定运营。在2031年包括政府资助投资在内的基础设施建设完成后，基金会计划利用自身产生的收入继续运营和升级其设备。
“Trinity Fab是一个开放的验证设施，旨在支持本土材料、零部件和设备供应商的技术进步，”Trinity Fab的一位官员表示。“我们将支持韩国供应商的产品开发，无论他们是向SK hynix、Samsung Electronics还是任何其他半导体制造商供货。”
Trinity Fab cleanroom layout. (Photo: Trinity Fab website)
Trinity Fab will open its cleanroom in May 2027 and begin full-scale testbed operations in October. The facility will provide a 300mm wafer-based validation environment similar to SK hynix’s front-end semiconductor production lines. The nonprofit foundation operating Trinity Fab said it aims to support technology development and product commercialization by domestic semiconductor materials, components and equipment suppliers.
According to industry sources on Nov. 6, Trinity Fab plans to begin installing equipment in May and launch validation services in October. It will introduce 37 pieces of equipment, with 70% scheduled for installation by October. The remaining equipment will be phased in through 2031.
Trinity Fab is a nonprofit foundation jointly established by the South Korean government, Gyeonggi Province, Yongin City and SK hynix. SK hynix is contributing 443.2 billion won toward construction of the facility, while the central government will provide 373.6 billion won and Gyeonggi Province and Yongin City will contribute 57.7 billion won. The facility was established to address bottlenecks preventing domestic materials, components and equipment suppliers from entering mass production and to localize technologies currently dependent on overseas sources.
Unlike existing publicly operated nanofabrication facilities, Trinity Fab involves direct funding and the deployment of specialized personnel by a semiconductor manufacturer. The facility will apply the conditions and standards used in SK hynix’s mass-production processes to its validation services, allowing suppliers to determine whether their products are suitable for commercial semiconductor production lines.
Materials, components and equipment suppliers must verify that new products meet customer performance requirements under mass-production conditions. However, establishing their own production-grade cleanrooms and purchasing equipment costing tens of billions of won per unit is difficult. Access to customers’ production lines is also limited, while overseas validation services such as those offered by Belgium’s imec carry substantial costs.
Trinity Fab will provide production-grade processing environments and equipment at fees lower than those charged by imec. Companies will be able to evaluate their materials and components without purchasing equipment themselves. The facility aims to reduce the time required for domestic suppliers to move from product development to mass-production adoption by 30% and plans to support approximately 300 companies.
Trinity Fab will be located within Phase 1, the first section of SK hynix’s initial fabrication plant at the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster. It will occupy approximately 1,000 pyeong (3,306 square meters) of the roughly 12,000-pyeong area. The cleanroom will maintain a cleanliness level of Class 100 or better. For security, Trinity Fab’s space will be separated from SK hynix’s production areas on each floor, although the two facilities will share central utilities, including air-handling systems.
Of the 1,000 pyeong, 800 pyeong will be divided into seven process areas: diffusion, lithography, etching, thin-film deposition, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), cleaning, and metrology and inspection. The remaining 200 pyeong will serve as a shared cleanroom where suppliers can install their own equipment for research and development. The space will be divided into 15 units of approximately 13.5 pyeong each.
The equipment investment will total approximately 300 billion won. The most expensive system will be an argon fluoride (ArF) immersion lithography machine from ASML. Etching process validation will use equipment from Lam Research, Applied Materials (AMAT) and Hitachi. Deposition equipment will include a polysilicon deposition system from Eugene Technology, a spatially divided chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system from Jusung Engineering and a tungsten deposition system from Lam Research. Cleaning equipment will come from SCREEN, Tokyo Electron (TEL) and TES, while metrology and inspection systems will include defect inspection equipment from KLA and automated nanoscale measurement equipment from Park Systems.
Trinity Fab is currently recruiting companies for its shared cleanroom. Tenants will be selected following an internal review in January 2027. Dongjin Semichem and Soulbrain have reportedly expressed interest in using the facility for materials development, along with KoMiCo in components and TES, Wonik IPS and Jusung Engineering in equipment.
Selected tenants will be able to install their own equipment in the cleanroom starting in the second half of 2027. For companies using only the evaluation services without occupying the facility, Trinity Fab is developing a separate system covering everything from application submission and process evaluation to delivery of test results.
Trinity Fab is targeting annual revenue of at least 30 billion won to ensure stable operations. After infrastructure construction is completed in 2031, including government-funded investments, the foundation aims to continue operating and upgrading its equipment using internally generated revenue.
“Trinity Fab is an open validation facility designed to support technological advancement among domestic materials, components and equipment suppliers,” a Trinity Fab official said. “We will support product development by Korean suppliers regardless of whether they supply SK hynix, Samsung Electronics or any other semiconductor manufacturer.”