The evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors is largely divided into two directions. One is to serve functions on device surfaces and the other is to process large data through the cloud. The infrastructure, cloud, and device companies are trying to take the lead by strengthening com

Exicon, a maker of semiconductor testing equipment, is the first in the industry to commercialize solid state drive (SSD) testing equipment supporting PCI Express (PICe) Gen4 this year. A DDR5 standard DRAM module tester is also being prepared for commercialization. If some technology transfer is ma

DSTECHNO, a company specialized in quartz glass (quartz) and silicon (Si) parts (Ware) used in the semiconductor production process, is expected to complete the construction of Deokpyung, a new plant in Icheon city in June this year. The company will spend about 46 billion won to build the new plant

SurplusGLOBAL, a used semiconductor equipment company, plans to construct a used equipment cluster by 2020. It is building a distribution platform that solves the issue of external equipment, parts, consumables, and services all at once. The cluster will be located in Choe-in-gu, Namsa-myeon, Yongin

Merck, a German materials company, has released a cleaning fluid that is used in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure processes. The company plans to develop next-generation exposure technologies such as Directed Self-Assembly (DSA) to improve performance and reduce costs."We are preparing to innovate

Nanometrics, a semiconductor inspection and measuring equipment company, aims for the sales of 110 billion won this year. In 2018, the company generated sales of 89bn won. It will also try to achieve 20% market share of the thin film (membrane quality) measuring equipment. This is because, as the di

TSE, a specialist in semiconductor display test interface components, will unveil a new innovative product that combines the strengths of MEMS rubber socket (MRC) and existing pogo pin socket at Semicon Korea 2019 exhibition.A test socket is a consumable part into which a packaged semiconductor chip

HANMI Semiconductor, a company specializing in semiconductor equipment, will complete its fourth Plant in Gajwa-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon in the first half of this year. This is to meet the growing demand for equipment. HANMI Semiconductor will have a total production capacity of 13,000 pyeong after the

SEMES, the largest semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment maker in Korea, will set up exhibition halls at Semicon Korea 2019 and showcase its main line of pre- and post-processing equipment.The new CEO, Kang Chang-jin, who will assume the role of CEO of SEMES from this year, will particip

Versum Materials will complete a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) slurry research and development (R & D) center in the second half of the year at the Pyeongtaek business premise. Last year, it was the second time after the R & D Center for Advanced Deposition Materials at Banwol Factory in Ansan

The global semiconductor materials market is expected to grow 2% this year. It is hard to compare with the 10% growth from last year due to the memory sector’s boom, but contrary to the equipment market declining 4% over the same period due to the decline in facility investment (CAPEX).According to

SK Materials diversifies its semiconductor specialty materials business. With the expansion of the demand, SK Materials made investments in facility expansion, industrial gas, precursors, and etch gases, and it has recently entered the high-function wet chemical business. Wet chemical is one of the

Samyoung Pure Chemicals, a fine chemical company, will complete the expansion of its Cheonan 2 plant in February. It is a strategy to preemptively respond to the market with a stable supply system. As a result, the earnings are expected to improve.In 2018, the sales were estimated at 145 billion won

Brooks Automation Korea is a specialist in semiconductor automation and pollution management. It has a unique position in the silicon wafer transfer systems. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and other well-known equipment makers use Brooks products. It has been a leader for 20 years.The sales of the c

MKP with the semiconductor mass flow controller (MFC) as its main product will enter into full-scale competition with foreign companies in the MFC market. It is a strategy to pursue a leading company by developing a pressure sensor-based MFC that can be used in difficult etching processes.The MARU 9

Doople, which boasted the annual average growth rate (CAGR) of 67% for four years after its establishment in 2014, is setting the stage to become a leading industrial data acquisition platform. It emphasizes that it is possible to connect, extend, and model beyond the solution for collecting and ana

SemiLAB Korea is speeding up to take the semiconductor market with infrared (IR) measurement equipment. This is thanks to the unique commercialization of its IR measurement equipment using long wavelengths. SemiLAB has proposed a method for precisely measuring DRAM and NAND flash structures that has

Wooam Super Polymer, a company with the No.1 share in the domestic Teflon heat exchanger market, is entering the overseas market. It plans to develop overseas markets such as China through overseas agencies.Wooam Super Polymer is a secondary partner of Semes, a semiconductor equipment subsidiary of

‘SPEC UP 5K’Kook Je Electric Korea has set a goal to reach 500 Billion Korean Won in annual sales. In 2017, this company set a record with sales of 440.3 Billion KRW and operating profit of 47.8 Billion KRW.The official emphasized that “the company plans to build a firm foundation as a global compan

Semiconductor and display equipment SW company Link Genesis is quickening their quest for China by starting a business agreement with smart factory company called Wellin Tech and establishing a joint venture in Guangzhou. It plans to finish the plan within the first quarter and wishes to proceed wit