SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it has shipped a 24Gb DDR5 chip to an unspecified customer.Currently, commercialized DDR5 chips offer a maximum capacity of 16Gb.SK Hynix said it applied its Gen 4 (1a) 10-nanometer process node for its latest memory chip.It also used extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithogr

Fab equipment maker Techwing is planning to enter the machine vision market in the long term, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.The company is currently developing its own electric die sorting and burn-in testing kits, which are used in the back-end of wafer fabrication.Techwing currently offer

Magnachip said on Tuesday that it has ended its merger deal with Chinese private equity firm Wise Road Capital.The Chinese firm had planned to pay US$1.4 billion to merge with the chip company, with the pair signing the merger agreement in March.However, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United

South Korean display and fab equipment makers are suffering from increased lead times for key components they need to make equipment with, TheElec has learned.If the issue is prolonged, the companies may face delays in delivering their equipment up to the second half of 2022, which may affect the on

Samsung said on Thursday that it has promoted 198 executives in its year-end reshuffle this year.The company said it has chosen those in their 30s and 40s as vice presidents and executive vice presidents.Promotions were made across all its business units, from TV, smartphones to chips.Samsung said i

The average sales price of power management IC (PMIC) is expected to increase 10% up to the first half of 2022, market research firm TrendForce said.PMICs are used to supply power to electronic devices.Like other chips, there is currently a shortage of them due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused a

Semiconductor material and component firm Hana Materials has hired a new executive, an expert in M&A, to look for new business opportunities, TheElec has learned.GS Energy managing director Kang Dong-ho has been appointed the executive vice president of business development at Hana Materials last mo

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

Qualcomm on Wednesday unveiled its new processors aimed at PCs.The unveiling of the chips will likely heat up competition in the PC processor space as Apple is planning to use its own M series processors for its MacBooks, which will likely challenge Intel, the traditional powerhouse in the sector.Qu

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