Industry

  • Samsung Electro-Mechanics nurturs Vietnam subsidiary as production hub for flip chip ball grid arrays
    Samsung Electro-Mechanics nurturs Vietnam subsidiary as production hub for flip chip ball grid arrays SEOUL -- Samsung Electro-Mechanics, an electric component maker in South Korea, will invest $851 million to nurture its subsidiary in Vietnam as a production hub for flip-chip ball grid arrays which are mainly used for central processing units (CPUs) and graphic processing units (GPUs) that require high-performance and high-density circuit connections. Samsung Electro-Mechanics said its board has approved the proposed investment in Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam, saying the subsidiary would December 23, 2021
  • Taylor selected as site for Samsungs new chip fabrication plant in US
    Taylor selected as site for Samsung's new chip fabrication plant in US Courtesy of Samsung Electronics] SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics selected the city of Taylor, Texas, as the site for its new chip fabrication plant in the United States, with an estimated injection of $17 billion to help boost the production of advanced logic solutions. Construction begins in the first half of 2022 for commercial operation in the second half of 2024. The new facility will manufacture products based on advanced process technologies for application in areas such as mobile, 5G, h November 24, 2021
  • Dutch firm ASML concludes deal to create lithography cluster in S. Korea
    Dutch firm ASML concludes deal to create lithography cluster in S. Korea SEOUL -- As a supplier of crucial equipment for the production of high-performance microchips, ASML Holding, a Dutch manufacturer of chip-making equipment, signed a deal to create a lithography cluster in South Korea by investing 240 billion won ($202 million) by 2024. ASML has provided extreme ultraviolet and deep ultraviolet lithography systems to South Korean semiconductor companies. Silicon-based round disks called "wafers" are coated with a light-sensitive substance and enter a s November 19, 2021
  • Construction of ultrapure water demonstration plant begins to acquire core technologies
    Construction of ultrapure water demonstration plant begins to acquire core technologies SEOUL -- South Korea broke ground on an ultrapure water demonstration plant to acquire core technologies as part of a government campaign to reduce its heavy reliance on foreign products, especially from Japan. Ultrapure water is purified to uncommonly stringent specifications for use in the semiconductor industry and electronics manufacturing. The demonstration plant capable of producing 2,400 tons of ultrapure water a day will be completed in 2025 at the factory of SK Siltron, the manufacture November 16, 2021
  • DB Hitek embarks on research into GaN and SiC used for automotive semiconductors
    DB Hitek embarks on research into GaN and SiC used for automotive semiconductors SEOUL -- DB Hitek, a foundry company in South Korea, has embarked on research into silicon carbide and gallium nitride semiconductors, as a shortage in a disrupted global supply chain highlighted the strategic importance of automotive semiconductors. Gallium nitride (GaN) is used as a key part of power amplification devices for mobile communication and high-performance military equipment. Due to high power density and voltage breakdown limits, GaN is emerging as a prom September 30, 2021
  • Seoul Semiconductor takes over business rights from Japanese partner about new LED technology
    Seoul Semiconductor takes over business rights from Japanese partner about new LED technology SEOUL -- Seoul Semiconductor, a developer of light-emitting diodes in South Korea, took over business rights, including patents and trademarks, from its Japanese partner, Toshiba Materials, which has co-developed a new packaged LED technology called Sunlike that produces light with a spectrum similar to sunlight. The transfer of business rights from Toshiba Materials, which manufactures electronic components, will enable stable production and active investmen August 31, 2021
  • SK Telecom calls for bigger investment in semiconductor foundry
    SK Telecom calls for bigger investment in semiconductor foundry SEOUL -- Ahead of the official release of its artificial intelligence chip, SAPEON X220, SK Telecom, a key unit of South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, called for bigger investment in a semiconductor fab or known as a foundry, which operates for the purpose of fabricating the designs of other companies, such as fabless semiconductor companies. A top player in the global foundry market is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which produc April 22, 2021
  • S. Koreas short-term injection of $179 mln into research to nurture automotive semiconductors
    S. Korea's short-term injection of $179 mln into research to nurture automotive semiconductors SEOUL -- South Korea unveiled a short-term injection of 204.7 billion won ($178.8 million) into research and development by next year to nurture automotive semiconductors as a COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply and demand, leading to the shortage of key components such as microcontrollers and a price hike. A microcontroller (MCU) is a small computer on a single metal-oxide-semiconductor integrated circuit chip. Microcontrollers are used in automatically controlled pr March 10, 2021
  • Auros makes successful debut with original technology in semiconductor overlay measurement equipment
    Auros makes successful debut with original technology in semiconductor overlay measurement equipment SEOUL -- Auros Technology, a provider of semiconductor metrology and inspection systems in South Korea, made its successful stock market debut, becoming one of the most popular shares on the first day of its initial public offering in KOSDAQ, the South Korean version of the U.S stock market NASDAQ. Auros, which ​specializes in overlay measurement equipment, showed a steep rise from the public offering price of 21,000 won to trade at the daily limit of 54,600 won February 24, 2021
  • SK group invests in domestic producer of silicon carbide power semiconductors
    SK group invests in domestic producer of silicon carbide power semiconductors SEOUL -- South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group made a strategic investment in Yes Powertechnix, the only domestic producer of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors, which are seen as essential parts of electric vehicles and hydrogen cars, saying it would form an ecosystem to reduce reliance on foreign products. SiC is a compound semiconductor containing silicon and carbon. It provides a number of advantages over silicon, making it the most viabl January 28, 2021