Key Foundry has developed a new semiconductor design toolkit that it says will shorten development time for chip firms.The firm had previously supplied process design kits (PDK) that support chip design tools provided by Synopsys, Candence and Siemens.The latest PDK Version E adds PDK setup environm

RAM Tech’s plan to build a new hydrogen fluoride plant at Dangjin, South Korea has been denied by the local government.Dangjin’s city hall said on Monday that it has rejected the plan.Local residents have voiced their opposition to the plan.A RAM Tech spokesperson said the company plans to launch a

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday launched on a new processor for wearable devices that was built with its 5-nanometer extreme ultraviolet process.Exynos W920 will power the upcoming Galaxy Watch 4 that will be unveiled this week.The chip sports Arm Cortex-A55 CPU cores and a Mali-G68 GPU core.Samsung

Samsung Electronics has expanded its plan to apply pellicles during the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process used in wafer fabrication starting in 2023, TheElec has learned.The company intended to use pellicles for the wafer fabrication of certain high-value chips, but is now planning to apply it to al

ON Semiconductor has changed its name to OnsemiThe company said it will focus on intelligent power and sensing technologies to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.“We have spent the last several months focusing the strategy, and realigning our product portfolio and investments to deliver market-leadi

Lithography equipment used in the back-end process of wafer fabrication will grow thanks to increased demand for CMOS image sensors (CIS) and power management ICs, according to Yole Development.As it becomes increasing difficult for chip makers to shorten the gate length in the front-end process, th

Semiconductor component firm MK Electronics said on Thursday that it will acquire Dongbu nTech, a subsidiary of Dongbu Corporation.MK Electron has agreed to buy 100% share of Dongbu nTech for 45.45 billion won on September 30.Dongbu nTech specializes in waste disposal, facility maintenance and manag

Exicon said on Wednesday that it has completed the development of a new CMOS image sensor (CIS) test equipment, together with Samsung.The equipment are being evaluated by customers, a Exicon spokesperson said.The equipment will likely be commercialized in the fourth quarter, they said.Japan’s Advant

More semiconductor companies are gearing up to start operations in their new silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power management IC fabs in the second half of the year.STMicroelectronics began SiC wafer production at its fab in Sweden last month. The company acquired the fab when it bou

SKC Solmics, the semiconductor component and material subsidiary of SKC, has begun the operation of its new chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) pad factory at Cheonan, South Korea, the company said on Tuesday.SKC Solmics spent 47 billion won for the new factory that started construction last year.Th

Surplus Global, a South Korean pre-owned fab equipment seller, said on Tuesday that it has moved its headquarters and exhibition zone to its new building at Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.The new exhibition zone at Yongin is three times larger than its previous one at Osan.The new zone also has a clean r

The lead time for fab equipment has increased to on average 14 months as of July, according to those in South Korea fab equipment makers and data of global fab equipment makers collected by TheElec.This extension of the leading time is being caused by chipmakers increasing their spending on their fa

RFsemi said on Monday that it has launched a new lamp that uses 222nm far Ultraviolet-C (UVC) light to kill virus while being harmless to humans.PD-2012-01-222 can be attached to ceilings. It uses RFsemi’s power device and comes with a down light design.The lamp can be used up to 3,000 hours at 20W

Memory prices increased in July compared to the previous month, according to DRAMeXchange.Fixed PC DRAM (DDR4 8Gb) price was US$4.1 in July, a 7.89% increase from June.Memory prices usually increase the most at the start of the quarter thanks to new contract negotiations.In April, the fixed price of

LB Semicon said on Friday that it posted 121.6 billion won in sales and 12.6 billion won in operating income during the second quarter this year.It is an increase of 14% and 56.2%, respectively, from a year ago.LB Semicon became Samsung Electronics’ secondary vendor for CMOS image sensor testing las

Video semiconductor IP firm Chips&Media said on Thursday that posted sales of 3.28 billion won and operating income of 292 million won uni the second quarter.It is a drop of 15.57% and 51.39%, respectively, from a year ago.Licensing revenue fell from the previous year but the company has clinched pr

DNF said on Wednesday that it will receive 20.9 billion won in equity investment from Samsung Electronics to expand its production capacity and increase R&D spending.A DNF spokesperson said the company plans to start building a new factory near its headquarters in Daejeon late this year or early nex

SK Hynix has performed strongly during the second quarter thanks to high demand for semiconductors.The company’s sales and operating income for the quarter was its highest since 2018.SK Hynix said on Tuesday that it posted 10.32 trillion won in sales, 2.69 trillion won in operating income and 1.98 t

Coasia Nexell said on Monday that it has received 3.9 billion won in investment from South Korean institutional investors.These include Cape Investment & Securities and other funds.A Coasia Nexell spokesperson said the company plans to spend the fund to meet rising demand for SoC design and strength

Sales of semiconductor electronic design automation (EDA) and IP hit US$3.157 billion in the first quarter, an increase of 17% from a year ago, according to SEMI.It is the highest growth since 2011.Spending in the sector also increased. In the first quarter, it was shown that 49,024 people were hire