Tokyo Electron is expected to install the demo version of its new hybrid oxide etcher at a place designated by Samsung Electronics’ chip research group, Semiconductor Research & Development, TheElec has learned.The fab equipment maker’s new product is called hybrid because it uses the traditional RF

On March 2, multiple automotive chip companies saw their share price drop on the New York Stock Exchange. STMicroelectronics and Wolfspeed saw their prices drop 2.43% and 6.98%, receptively. The cause was Tesla, which announced on the prior day that it plans to substantially reduce the number of sil

South Korean chemical firm YCChem is planning to start production thinner and developed used with the metal oxide photoresist for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process in the second half of the year, TheElec has learned.However, the company didn’t develop the thinner and developer on its own but will ra

SK Hynix has become the first memory chipmaker to claim that the market has hit bottom during the first quarter.The memory chipmaker on Wednesday reported 3.4 trillion won in operating loss.But the South Korean chipmaker said the company is expecting a rebound after the second quarter.Analysts and s

TCK is expected to widen its patent lawsuit over silicon carbide (SiC) rings to multiple companies.Park Gwang-jae, an executive vice president at TCK, or Tokai Carbon Korea, told an audience during a local conference held at Yeouido on Wednesday that there were companies that were high likely to be

RAM Tech is reviewing plans to produce electrolytes and additives used in lithium-ion batteries at its planned Dangjin facility, TheElec has learned.The company originally planned to produce just hydrogen fluoride.RAM Tech’s plan to build the facility at Dangjin has resumed after its win against the

The chip industry is looking for alternative materials to coolants since major producer 3M’s announcement of halting production.Coolants are used in the etching process in chip production to prevent overheating.Samsung and SK Hynix relied on 3M for the material as it accounted for 90% of the product

The global CMOS image sensor market contracted for the first time in seven years last year due to low demand for electronics and IT devices, according to Japanese analyst firm Techno Systems Research (TSR).Sony, the undisputed leader in the sector, saw its market share increase during this drop whil

Jusung Engineering was on the cusp of wrapping up the development of new equipment that uses its atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology, CEO Hwang Chul-joo said on Thursday.Some of the kits are a transistor deposition machine, an inorganic emission display deposition machine and manufacturing equi

Samsung is planning to adopt a new board that will allow for narrower circuit width to apply its new fan-out packaging technology for semiconductor boards.The company can use the semi-additive process to reach a circuit width of 2/2 micrometers, Samsung manager Lee Choong-sun said at the 2023 Advanc

Chip probe card maker Micro2Nano is aiming to launch new probe cards for DRAM and NAND for its future growth, the company CEO said on Monday.Micro2Nano CEO Hwang Kyu-ho told a press conference in Seoul its aim was to reduce its reliance on probe cards for NAND for revenue.The electrical die sort (ED

Fab equipment maker Wonik wants to acquire display driver IC company TLI, TheElec has learned.Wonik, which also makes display equipment and chips, has expressed its interest in acquiring the fabless chip company since last year, sources said. The pair have recently met to discuss the issue, they add

Telecommunication chip company RFHIC was testing a microwave generator with a global fab equipment maker as well as a local South Korean fab equipment maker, TheElec has learned.The generator generates high-spectrum, short-distance microwaves __ widely used in the common microwave.The device is also

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process adoption by chipmakers in their advanced chip-making is expanding rapidly in recent years.In response to this increasing demand, many companies are developing pellicles for use in the EUV process. South Korean companies S&S Tech and FST have developed those with ove

Nepes Laweh saw its order for fan-out panel level packaging (FO-PLP) work for certain chips by Qualcomm canceled recently, TheElec has learned.The cancellation comes from continued defects and low yield, the sources said.However, Nepes Laweh has retained orders for some of the packaging work low-end

Samsung was developing a new low temperature solder to use in advanced chip packaging.Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) researcher Joo Guen-mo, in a local media conference, said the company expects to apply the technology in commercial production in 2025.Solders are materials used to c

Probe card maker Micro2Nano is expecting its latest electrical die sort (EDS) probe card for DRAM to get approval from key customer SK Hynix within the year.Micro2Nano CEO Hwang Kyu-ho told TheElec on Wednesday that the company will be sending the chipmaker its evaluation sample in May.The card will

Earnings of Semes, the fab equipment-making subsidiary of Samsung, show that the South Korean tech giant is drastically reducing its spending in China.The development is likely due to restrictions being imposed on China by the US.Semes recorded 2.88 trillion won in revenue and 219.3 billion won in o

South Korean analog chipmaker RFsemi has been sold to Chinese electronics maker Jinping Electronics.RFsemi said on Monday that its largest shareholder will be changed from ex-CEO Lee Jin-hyo to Jinping Electronics.The Chinese company will acquire 20 billion won worth of new shares to be issued on Ma

Apple had halted production of its M2 Series SoCs used in MacBooks from January to February, TheElec has learned.While production of the chips resumed in March after the full halt, production volume has dropped by half compared to a year ago, sources said.This is the first time that the iPhone maker