Brooks Automation Korea is a specialist in semiconductor automation and pollution management. It has a unique position in the silicon wafer transfer systems. Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and other well-known equipment makers use Brooks products. It has been a leader for 20 years.The sales of the c

MKP with the semiconductor mass flow controller (MFC) as its main product will enter into full-scale competition with foreign companies in the MFC market. It is a strategy to pursue a leading company by developing a pressure sensor-based MFC that can be used in difficult etching processes.The MARU 9

Doople, which boasted the annual average growth rate (CAGR) of 67% for four years after its establishment in 2014, is setting the stage to become a leading industrial data acquisition platform. It emphasizes that it is possible to connect, extend, and model beyond the solution for collecting and ana

SemiLAB Korea is speeding up to take the semiconductor market with infrared (IR) measurement equipment. This is thanks to the unique commercialization of its IR measurement equipment using long wavelengths. SemiLAB has proposed a method for precisely measuring DRAM and NAND flash structures that has

Wooam Super Polymer, a company with the No.1 share in the domestic Teflon heat exchanger market, is entering the overseas market. It plans to develop overseas markets such as China through overseas agencies.Wooam Super Polymer is a secondary partner of Semes, a semiconductor equipment subsidiary of

‘SPEC UP 5K’Kook Je Electric Korea has set a goal to reach 500 Billion Korean Won in annual sales. In 2017, this company set a record with sales of 440.3 Billion KRW and operating profit of 47.8 Billion KRW.The official emphasized that “the company plans to build a firm foundation as a global compan

Semiconductor and display equipment SW company Link Genesis is quickening their quest for China by starting a business agreement with smart factory company called Wellin Tech and establishing a joint venture in Guangzhou. It plans to finish the plan within the first quarter and wishes to proceed wit

AUROS Technology is the only South Korean company that specializes in overlay measurement equipment. Almost half of the overlay equipment used in large memory manufacturers of Korea is made by AUROS Technology.Last year’s sales more than doubled the total of the previous year. AUROS Technology had s

Autonics, which is a company that focuses on sensor/control devices, is aiming to make an impact in the packaged semiconductor market with their new color-type Vision Sensor. Their new product can test up to 13 factors including form, color, size, etc. Their goal is to increase market share in the S

Qualmax, which produces semiconductor testing components, is increasing their production by 50% after moving and expanding their factory. They have also decided to double their market share in Korea.Qualmax announced that they will relocate their manufacturing base and head office from Pyeongtaek, G

Wonik IPS, which is merging Wonik Terasemicon, is becoming a large equipment company that provides a ‘total solution’ for the semiconductor display field. Their goal is to become a top 10 global equipment company through active R&D, diversified equipment portfolio, and a diversified customer base.Wo

Kang, Chang-jin, vice president of Samsung Electronics, took over as the new and 9th CEO of Semes on the 2nd.In 1993, he joined Samsung Electronics' Memory R&D process development team. He was the head of the process development team of the memory business division, the planning support team leader

Nexstin, a specialist in semiconductor inspection and measurement equipment, will try to achieve the Technology Special Listing in the second half of this year.Park, Tae-hoon, the CEO of Nexstin, said, "Last year, I applied for a designation audit for the KOSDAQ Association for the Technology Specia

Kim Yong-gil, CEO of ASM Korea (ASMK), said, "We completed the R&D and manufacturing plant in Dongtan, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province last October." He added, “As a foreign equipment company for the first time, we have established the base for providing research, manufacturing, and service all together

Saint-Gobain Korea will attempt to differentiate itself through injection molding starting in 2019. Injection molding technology is being introduced to valves used in semiconductors and display equipment. It plans to provide proper functions for the high-tech industry such as ultra-high purity (UHP)

SK Innovation has been speeding up their high-tech materials business. It has entered the transparent polyimide (PI) business, which plays a key role in implementing foldable displays. Transparent PI can replace glass, which is a conventional cover window. Sumitomo Chemical, Kolon Industries, LG Che

Entegris, a semiconductor material and process solutions company, has set a double-digit growth target in 2019. It will continue to invest in facilities such as constructing new buildings on vacant land in Jangan factory in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province. Its workforce continues to increase. In or

Prof. Yoo Jae-Soo of Chung-Ang Univ. (Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science) has been named as the next president of the Korea Information Display Society (KIDS).Prof. Yoo has been elected as the 12th president at an extraordinary general meeting which took place on the 20th. Prof

Telechips announced on the 20th that they have signed a strategic partnership with the world’s largest CAS (Conditional Access System) Company SIGMA MEDIA.In addition, they have added that their new set-top box chipset, Lion, is planning to obtain SIGMA MEDIA 4K CAS certification.‘Lion’ was produced

SK Hynix, on 19th, held a groundbreaking ceremony at its headquarters in Icheon city, Gyeonggi-do, for its new semiconductor factory(M16) with 200 attendees including Tae-won Choi, Chairman of SK Group, Jae-won Choi, Vice Chairman of SK Group, Sung-wook Park, former SK Hynix CEO and Chairman of SK g