LG Group had refused to hand over its chip development team to LX Group, which had split off from the former last year, TheElec has learned.LX Semicon, formerly called Silicon Works, had made a request during the second half of 2021 to LG Electronics to transfer its personnel and asset under the Sys

Chip testing equipment maker Hprobe said on Friday that it has won an order for its wafer-level magnetic tester from South Korea’s largest chip firm.The French company offers various testing equipment for semiconductor devices.The firm’s major product is its IBEX platform, used to test MRAM, is comp

South Korean fab equipment maker Auros Technology has won an order from a Chinese memory chip maker to supply overlay measurement equipment, TheElec has learned.Auros Technology passed the Chinese company’s demo test late last year, sources said.The South Korean company has begun supplying the kits

SK Hynix has recorded its highest annual revenue to date in 2021.The South Korean memory chip maker said it recorded 43 trillion won in revenue and 12.4 trillion won in operating income during the entire year.The revenue figure is its highest to date, beating its previous 2018 record of 40.4 trillio

DS Hi-Metal is planning to start operations of its tin factory in Myanmar this year, TheElec has learned.It will use the tin produced from the factory to manufacture its own solder balls starting in 2023, sources said.DS Hi-Metal manufactures mostly solder balls that are used in semiconductor packag

Samsung has posted solid earnings for the fourth quarter last year thanks to expanded sales of finished products and advanced processing nodes in semiconductors.The company said on Thursday that it has recorded 76.57 trillion won in revenue and 13.87 trillion won in operating profit in the fourth qu

NAND flash prices during the first quarter this year are expected to decline by 8% to 13% compared to the previous quarter, analyst firm TrendForce said.The firm adjusted the price drops from its previous forecast of 10% to 15%.TrendForce said this was from increased orders for PCIe 3.0 products and

Dongwoon Anatech was supplying its closed-loop autofocus driver IC to Xiaomi for the latter’s augmented reality (AR) glasses, TheElec has learned.The chip is used to control where the lens is during camera focusing.An open-loop driver sends electricity to the voice coil motor. It is cheaper to make

Fab and display equipment maker Wonik IPS has hired an ex-Samsung chip expert in its recent reorganization, TheElec has learned.The company named Ahn Tae-hyuk as head and president of its semiconductor research lab.Ahn was last the executive vice president at Samsung SDI, where he oversaw their smal

Samsung on Tuesday introduced its new mobile application processor Exynos 2200.The processor is made using its 4nm EUV process and packs new GPU and CPU, the company said.Samsung originally planned to unveil Exynos 2200 on January 11, but the event was canceled.Exynos 2200 packs a new GPU called Xcl

GCT Semiconductor, the fabless chip designing subsidiary of Anapass, is planning to launch a new 5G chipset it co-developed with Verizon this year, TheElec has learned.The South Korean company had been co-developing the chipset with the US telco since 2019.The chipset follows 3GPP 5G New Radio Relea

System chip startup Skaichip said on Monday that it will launch its Series A funding round next month.The company, founded in April 2019, offers wireless charging technology that uses radio frequency (RF).Unlike current wireless charging that requires devices to be close by to the charger, Skaichip’

System semiconductor design firm Coasia said on Wednesday that it will be supplying SoCs for heated e-cigarette to Jiangsu Tobacco.Delivery of the SoCs will begin mid-year when Jiangsu Tobacco designates its e-cigarette developer, the South Korean firm said.Coasia has been developing the chips with

South Korean chip foundry firm DB HiTek said on Wednesday that it has developed process technologies for 130-nanometer (nm) and 110nm RF front-end chips.RF front-end are transceivers used in IT devices from smartphones to IoT modules.It is comprised of an antenna tuner, switch, low noise amplifier,

Semiconductor deposition and etching equipment firm TES’ gas-phase etching equipment (GPE) has passed Samsung Electronics’ quality test, TheElec has learned.It is highly like that the fab equipment maker will supply the GPE equipment to Samsung Foundry within the year.GPE equipment is a dry etching

Revenue from fab equipment is expected to reach US$124.3 billion in 2022, according to analyst firm VLSI Research.This will be an increase of 22% year-on-year. VLSI Research said that demand for fab equipment that wasn’t met because of supply chain disruptions last year has been pushed to 2022.Coupl

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is a hot topic in the semiconductor industry right now.Interest in the technology has steadily risen since Samsung first adopted an EUV equipment for its 7-nanometer (nm) foundry service in 2017.The need for more advanced chips in 3nm and 2nm nodes, which is fue

South Korean fabless chip firm Nextchip said it will show off its SoCs on image signal processing (ISP) and advanced driver assistance systems at CES 2022, which starts on Wednesday.The performances of these chips, Apache 4 and Apache 5, will be demonstrated at its booth in Las Vegas.Nextchip will s

Gas sensor firm Senko said on Tuesday that it has begun supplying gas detectors to South Korean chip giant SK Hynix.It will be supplying 3,600 units to SK Hynix this year, in a deal worth 3 billion won.The chip giant is likely to open a bid for more gas detectors so the total number of units Senko w

SK Hynix said on Thursday that it has completed the first phase of its acquisition of Intel’s NAND and solid-state drive (SSD) business.The South Korean chipmaker acquired Intel’s SSD business based in the US and their NAND flash fab in Dalian, China, after Chinese authorities approved the deal earl