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According to Reuters, SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it had signed a five-year purchase contract worth 4.8 trillion won (US$4.34 billion) with ASML. It is reported that this move is to ensure a sufficient number of EUV lithography machines for chip manufacturing.

SK Hynix stated in a regulatory document that the transaction is to achieve the goal of mass production of next-generation process chips.