Semiconductor said on June 4 that it has sued European LED distributor Leuchtstark Vertriebs GmbH in a court in Dusseldorf of Germany for patent infringement.According to the South Korean chip maker, Leuchtstark Vertriebs infringed upon two patents concerning its MEGAMAN product. Semiconductor is al

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong confirmed on June 1 that Samsung remains committed to the trillions won worth of investment it previously announced.“What drove Samsung’s relentless innovation over the past half century was our commitment to invest in the future even during the toughes

Samsung executives were embarrassed by the protests of minority shareholders at the General Shareholders' Meeting.Samsung Electronics held its 50th General Shareholders' Meeting at the Multipurpose Hall on the 5th floor of its Seocho Building, Seoul, at 9:00 am on the 20th. On the day, more than 1,0

China CATL, the world's largest battery maker, is accelerating the establishment of a joint venture with a domestic automaker. It will be a strategy to strengthen its dominance of the Chinese market and to provide a foothold for cooperation with global automakers.According to the industry on June 6t

The Supreme Court ruled that the Fair Trade Commission should cancel some of the 273.2 billion won penalty imposed on Qualcomm for discriminatory royalties and conditional rebates in 2009.On 11th, the Supreme Court 1st Department (Main Judge Gi-Taek Lee Supreme Court Judge) decided that the Fair Tra

"Apart from the cloud infrastructure, we expect to see the era of 'On-Device AI', which will enable AI calculations on smart phones and autonomous vehicles. When this age arrives, the AI ​​age will be truly realized."Shim Eun-Su, Director of the AI ​​& SW Research Center of Samsung Electronics Advan

Semiconductor production is a continuation of the process of taking (photolithographing), shaving (etching), washing (cleaning), and covering the material (deposition). Among them, etching is a step of cutting out a thin film put on a circuit pattern drawn by exposure or vapor deposition. As the cir

"Foundry investment in China is becoming a threat, and the pace of the threat to Korea will be accelerated."Chinese and overseas major foundry companies are rapidly expanding production facilities in China. As demand for semiconductors in China rises, foundries are increasing their 12-inch wafer pro

The United States is focusing on R&D of high-efficiency power semiconductors. The goal is to enhance the competitiveness of domestic manufacturing industries and improve energy efficiency by developing power semiconductors that will complement the disadvantages of existing silicon (Si) wafer-based s

"AI will evolve faster through heterogeneous systems, approximate computing, analog in-memory computing, and quantum computing." Myung-Hee Na, Distinguished Engineer of IBM Research, said as a keynote speaker at Semicon Korea 2019 held at COEX, Seoul on the 23rd.Engineer Na who presented on the them

"This year, Semicon Korea has the largest number of speakers, exhibitors, booths and visitors in its history. We will anticipate the dynamic changes of the semiconductor industry and present a new trend through this event," said Hyun-Dae Cho, CEO of SEMI Korea, at the press conference of Semicon Kor

“The sales revenue of the memory industry will grow again from 2021”Dr. Walden C. Rhines, Mentor, and the Honorary President of Siemens Business (Previously the CEO of Mentor Graphics) made a keynote speech ‘Domain Specific Processors will change the prospect of memory semiconductors’ in the opening

Jim Feldhan, the CEO of market researching company Semico Research, started his presentation at a press conference on the opening day of Semicon Korea 2019 by explaining about the concept of ‘10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 1-Year Treasury Constant Maturity (T10Y1Y)’Feldhan explained the ‘T

German optical/optical electronics manufacturer Zeiss is introducing their 3D X-ray imaging solution for semiconductor package failure analysis at Semicon Korea 2019.3D X-ray is used for failure analysis of various semiconductor packages such as PoP, PLP, Fo-WLP, and etc. It allows you to see if the

Swagelok, a company that provides fluid management (fittings, valves, hoses) solutions for semiconductor production lines, has decided to manage the Korean market directly. In the meantime, the company has expanded its business through domestic agencies, but, as it acquired the agency assets recentl

KSM Group participated in Semicon Korea 2019 to exhibit innovative semiconductor equipment parts and components. Among the affiliates, KSM exhibited Metal Bellows, KSM Component exhibited heater parts, and Korea Seal Master exhibited Mechanical Seal.The metal bellows, which is the main source of sal

BISTel, a semiconductor engineering automation software (SW) company, is expanding its business to the general industry group smart factory field. Through this, the company plans to continue to grow its sales. In addition to the high-tech industries such as semiconductors and displays, in which the

Kumkang Quartz, a specialist company in quartz ware, will invest 5 billion won in the expansion of its headquarters factory in Dongtan, Hwaseong City in the first half of the year. At the end of the process, the production of quartz parts will be increased by 20~30%. The quartz ring output will be d

EV Group (EVG) announced that, at Semicon Korea 2019, it will introduce 'BONDSCALE', a new type of bonding equipment. Headquartered in Austria, EVG specializes in semiconductor wafer bonding and lithography equipment.The device can be used in advanced chip manufacturing processes such as M3D (Monoli

3S Korea will prepare an exhibition area at Semicon Korea 2019 and showcase various semiconductor wafer carrier products.The wafer carrier product family refers to the transfer box used to transport silicon wafers, which are the main materials used for semiconductors. Silicon wafers require a great