Fab equipment maker Intekplus has opened a new research center at Giheung to develop fab and smart factory solutions.The center, called System Lab, is based at Giheung and hiring engineers in the field.Intekplus manufactures machine vision-based 3D and 2D inspection equipment.These kits are used in

Fabless company Nextchip has completed the development of the final prototype of its AI-based advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) semiconductor Apache 5 last week, TheElec has learned.Apache 5 is an SoC that combines the CPU, image signal processor and ADAS algorithm.It also has a neural proces

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled three new logic chips aimed at automobiles.Exynos Auto T5123, Exynos Auto V7 and S2VPS01 are modem chip, processor infotainment and power management IC, respectively.The modem chip supports 5G telecommunication, which is first for such a chip aimed at automobiles, Samsung

Fixed prices of PC DRAM remained the same in November as they did in October, according to DRAMeXchange.Fixed price of DDR4 8Gb stood at US$3.71 in November, the same as the previous month.Price was US$2.85 late in 2020 which hit its high of US$4.1 in July this year. After peaking in July, the price

Chip testing firm ISC has named a new independent CEO, the company said on Monday.Ex-LG CNS executive Kim Sang-wook, who oversaw investment and acquisitions at his previous job, has been named independent CEO of ISC.Previously the sole CEO, Kim Jeong-ryul will also act as an independent CEO, the com

South Korea is planning to spend 407.2 billion won for seven years to develop technologies related to AI semiconductors in the country.The Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), a sub-agency of the Ministry of Science and ICT, said on Friday that the funds

Fab equipment maker APTC has installed 1 billion won worth of new production equipment at its factory in Icheon, TheElec has learned.The company also recently formed a subsidiary at Wuxi, China.These moves were made to strengthen its sales to major customer SK Hynix, sources said.APTC specializes in

Samsung is planning to apply a new packaging technology for its image sensors to save cost.The South Korean tech giant is planning to apply chip scale package (CSP) for low resolution image sensors starting next year, sources told TheElec.Samsung currently uses chip on board (COB) packaging for its

Samsung Electronics will build a new chip plant at Taylor, Texas with an investment of US$17 billion, the company said on Wednesday.The new semiconductor line will start operations in 2024, Samsung said."Samsung's new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Taylor will bring countless opportunities

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Tuesday that it plans to spend 32 billion won for four years starting in 2022 in the development of core technologies related to power management ICs.Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA) vice chairman Lee Chan-hak said during a

The CEO of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Monday downplayed the impact of the US-China trade tensions to its fab in China.SK Hynix CEO Lee Seok-hee said during a South Korean industry event hosted by Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA) that there was a long way to go until the compan

AI inspection equipment maker Twim is planning to launch mobile games to collect data that it will use in the development of smart factory solutions.The company recently formed a division to enter the mobile gaming network, TheElec has learned.Twim, founded in 2010, offers AI and machine vision-base

Fab equipment maker STI is planning to set up a new subsidiary in the US, TheElec has learned.It will be its fourth subsidiary overseas __ it has ones in China, Taiwan and Singapore.STI supplies central chemical supply systems (CCSS) used in wafer fabrication and display panel production. CCSS, as o

ASML CEO Peter Wennink has said on Thursday during his visit to South Korea that the Netherlands-based fab equipment maker will support the local chip ecosystem.Wennink held talks with Moon Sung-wook, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, at ASML Korea’s headquarters at Hwaseong the same day,

DRAM revenue during the third quarter increased 10% from the previous quarter to US$26.569 billion, according to analyst firm TrendForce.Samsung was the largest vendor with revenue of US$11.68 billion during the quarter, an increase of 11.1% quarter-to-quarter, for a market share of 44%.SK Hynix ran

Qualcomm said on Tuesday that it has appointed Kwon Oh-hyung as its senior vice president and president of APAC.The South Korean national will oversee the entire APAC region outside of China and India, The US chip giant said.Kwon will report to Qualcomm senior vice president of global operations Jim

Samsung is planning to use Qualcomm’s chipsets for near half of the smartphones and tablets it launches in 2022, TheElec has learned.According to Samsung’s smartphone shipment plan for 2022 seen by TheElec, the tech giant is planning to launch a total of 64 models of smartphones and tablets.Out of t

Yes Power Technix said on Monday that it will be building new infrastructure at the city of Busan to mass-produce 6-inch silicon carbide (SiC) power management ICs.It was chosen by Busan Techno Park as the company to move into its Power Semiconductor Commercialization Center.The center was set up by

Optical inspection kit maker Nextin was in talks with up to five Chinese semiconductor companies to supply its equipment, TheElec has learned.Earlier this year, won a deal from Chinese foundry SMIC to supply its Aegis 2 kit, a deal worth around 6 billion won.Nextin will supply the kits through Beiji

Telechips said on Friday that it was supplying application processors for digital dashboards on cars to a top European automaker.The chip meets ISO26262 B safety standard, the company said.Telechips said the company succeeded in meeting the requirements of global OEMs and is expecting more orders.Th