Fab equipment maker APTC has reduced its product lineup from six last year to three this year.The company is removing older equipment and kits that have low demand.APTC will no longer sell some of its plasma etching equipment and doping kits.The firm focuses on 300mm wafer plasma etching equipment.

ISC has launched a new silicon rubber socket that can be used to test large surfaced semiconductor packages.iSC-XF can be used to test both CPU and GPU. The company said it was the only firm to launch a testing socket that uses silicon rubber.The South Korean firm is hoping it can replace the widely

Techwing has begun the operation of its new lines at its factory at Asan during the second quarter, TheElec has learned.The fab equipment maker spent 18 billion won for the expansion.The additional lines will manufacture the company’s new equipment, including burn-in testers, which are used to stres

DB HiTek will begin supplying its self-developed OLED display driver IC (DDI) to Samsung Display, TheElec has leanred.The 130nm DDI for OLED mobile displays was developed by the South Korean foundry.DB HiTek has been supplying the display chips it has developed on its own since 2008.It is aiming to

Chip testing firm APACT said on Thursday that it will spend 5 billion won to develop automotive chip testers.The company is expected to purchase equipment from Japan’s Adavantest.The equipment will be placed at its second factory at Eumseong.APACT that it plans to expand into non-memory equipment wi

US fab equipment makers exported US$3.86 billion worth of their kits in July, according to SEMI.This is 4.5% higher than June __ while it is an increase of 49.8% year-on-year.Fab equipment export from the US at a rise in recent months.In January, export exceeded US$3 billion for the first time in Ja

Samsung had sent a new confidentiality agreement to its semiconductor and component partners in July, TheElec has learned.The agreement asks for stricter security measures for sensitive technologies and includes a financial penalty for breaching the contract, sources say.The contract was written by

Samsung Electronics will begin mass production of an 8-layer DDR5 memory late next year, the company said at chip industry conference Hot chips 33 on Monday.It will use its through silicon via (TSV) technology for the 512GB DDR5 memory module.The company had used 4-layer TSV technology for DDR4, mak

Samsung said on Tuesday that it will spend 240 trillion won in the next three years in strategic businesses, which includes computing chips, biopharmaceuticals and next-generation telecommunications.The move will create 40,000 new jobs and 180 trillion won out of the total sum will be spent in South

Samsung on Tuesday introduced its latest progresses in processing-in-memory technology at chip conference Hot Chips 33.The company said it successfully integrated a PIM-enabled high bandwidth memory, also known as HBM-PIM, into a commercialized accelerator system.It also applied PIM to DRAM modules

Samsung’s quarterly sales from DRAM exceeded US$10 billion for the first time in two years during the second quarter of 2021, according to analyst firm TrendForce.Worldwide DRAM sales during the quarter stood at US$24.1 billion, an increase of 26% from the previous quarter.Strong demand for DRAM and

South Korean chip packaging and testing companies posted mixed results in their second quarter earnings.Those working with system semiconductors saw earnings improve substantially while their counterparts specializing in memory chips recorded lackluster results.This is due to SK Hynix doing more of

The global top five fab equipment makers all recorded strong growths in their latest quarters.Applied Materials, ASML, Lam Research, Tokyo Electron and KLA all recorded double digit growths in their revenue and operating income compared to a year ago.The companies benefited from high demand for thei

Pixelplus said on Friday that it has won an order to supply image sensor for surround view monitors (SVM) to a Japanese automobile maker.The company will supply an initial stock worth 4.5 billion won of the sensors.Pixelplus said the company is in talk with the customer to expand supply going forwar

Most South Korean fabless chip companies recorded poor earnings during the second quarter due to the prolonged global chip shortage.However, some of the companies saw profits thanks to increase in unit prices.LX Semicon, meanwhile, saw operating income increase by nine times from a year ago during t

Mecaro president Lee Jong-soo will be joining Jusung Engineering around the end of the month, TheElec has learned.Lee will become president of Jusung’s semiconductor business, replacing Roh Jae-sung.He was previously an executive at South Korean chip giant SK Hynix.Jusung chairman Hwang Chul-joo is

Ram Tech said on Thursday that it is actively working to go through its plan to build a new factory at the city of Dangjin.The company will communicate with the local government, which recently rejected its factory plan, to take the project back on track.Ram Tech has succeeded in producing hydrogen

Semiconductor IP firm Chips&Media said on Wednesday that it has signed an IP contract with a US-based mobile semiconductor company.In 2019, the firm had signed a similar contract with one of the so-called FAANG companies __ Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google.Chips&Media said it is expecting

SK Hynix on Wednesday launched a 2TB option for its Gold P31 solid-state drive (SSD) brand for consumers.The company first launched 1TB and 500GB models of the brand in January.Gold P31 comes in PCIe NVMe interface and M.2 form factor.SK Hynix said the PCE3 NVMe interface boasts six times the speed

South Korean equipment makers posted mixed results in the second quarter.Fab equipment makers recorded strong earnings during the quarter, while display equipment makers posted poor performances.Multiple fab equipment makers recorded triple digit growths and marked record earnings in the second quar