Semiconductor inspection equipment maker Nextin has supplied its new kit to SK Hynix, TheElec has learned.SK Hynix was testing the demo version. If it scores highly in the evaluation, Nextin may supply more of them next year for a boost in sales.The demo version of inspection equipment Aegis 2 was a

South Korean semiconductor equipment maker APTC has successfully commercialized a new polysilicon etching kit called LEO WH, the company said on Wednesday.A new etching kit called NARDO M can be used to not only etch polysilicon but metal layers has also been commercialized, the company said.Both eq

South Korean chip maker DB HiTek has decided to increase the price of semiconductor contract production, or foundry, by up to 20%, TheElec has learned.The company decided to increase the price due to high demand for foundry services globally, people familiar with the matter said. DB HiTek has also s

Oceanbridge CEO Lee Kyeong-ju will step down for personal reasons, the company said on Thursday.Inside director Jung Yoon-chul will replace him as new CEO, the company said.Jung was previously an executive vice president at local private equity fund Alchemist Capital Partners Korea. He previously wo

SK Hynix’s foundry factory in Wuxi, China has started operations.According to local media Wuxi Daily, SK Hynix’ subsidiary, Sk Hynix System IC, held a factory production ceremony on December 12.SK Hynix System IC’s factory can handle 8-inch wafers. China has over a thousand fabless companies.Accordi

SK Hynix said on Monday that it has developed a 176-layer 512Gb triple level cell (TLC) NAND flash memory.More dies can be produced per wafer, the company said, which allowed for an increase in bit productivity of 35%.The chip uses charge trap flash (CTF) and peri under cell (PUC) technologies that

Micron’s DRAM fabrication facility in Taiwan suffered an hour long blackout. The halt in DRAM supply will likely cause the prices to rise.The factory, called MTTW, produces 10-nm class DRAM. It has a production capacity of 125,000 wafers per month.The factory accounts for 30% of Micron’s total produ

SK Telecom CEO and president Park Jung-ho has been promoted to vice chairman in SK Group’s annual reshuffle.Park will also become vice chairman of SK Hynix, the chip making subsidiary of SK Telecom. He will step down as chairman of the board at SK Hynix.Park joined SK Group in 1989 and was previousl

Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales increased by 30% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to a year ago, according to SEMI.Sales reached US$19.4 billion in the quarter.China accounted for US$5.62 billion of the sales, followed by Taiwan’s US$4.75 billion. South Korea was third with US$42.2 bill

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker TLB has set its share offering price for its KOSDAQ IPO at 38,000 won.A total of 1,385 institutional investors took part in its demand forecast. They account for 77% of the million shares on offer.TLB will now likely secure 38 billion won for its listing. Retail ord

SK Hynix has resumed operation at its factory in China on Tuesday following a brief shutdown.The factory in Chongqing was ordered to shutdown on Sunday by the local government following the revelation that one of its employees have contracted COVID-19.The employee was diagnosed with the virus in Sou

Samsung Electronics will expand the application of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology in DRAM production, the company said at its investor forum held on Monday.It will also apply double-stack technology for its 3D NAND flash to cement its leadership position ahead of rivals, the company said.Samsu

SK Hynix’s factory in Chongqing, China has halted operation due to one of its employees being diagnosed with COVID-19.An employee returning from Chongqing to South Korea was found to have contracted the virus after testing on Friday, according to Global Times.The local government at Chongqing ordere

TLB will begin producing printed circuit boards for DDR5 DRAM memory next year, the company CEO said on Thursday.TLB CEO Baek Seong Hyeon said the company will also begin production of PCBs for enterprise solid-state drives (SSD).It will also enter the PCB market for semiconductor production equipme

SK Telecom on Wednesday its self-developed data center artificial intelligence (AI) chip called Sapeon X220.The carrier claimed the chip had better performance and was cheaper compared to existing GPU. Sapeon X220 had 1.5 time faster deep learning calculation time. Thanks to this, when applied to da

Mediatek will acquire Intel’s power management semiconductor business for US$85 million, the company said on Tuesday.The Taiwanese company’s subsidiary Richtek Technology will buy Intel’s Enpirion.Enpirion supplies power management solution for FPGA, system-on-a-chip (SoC), CPU and ASIC.Mediatek has

South Korean semiconductor and display equipment maker saw their earnings recover in the third quarter.Semiconductor kit maker were helped by investments from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Display equipment companies benefited from Chinese panel makers such as BOE and HKC increasing investments

Printed circuit board (PCB) maker TLB is aiming to be listed on KOSDAQ.The company split-off from Daeduck Electronics back in 2011. It was originally the thin lamination board business of Daeduck.It has turned in its security report to financial authorities on Monday. Its IPO is expected next month.

SK Telecom said on Thursday it posted 361.5 billion won in operating profit and 4.73 trillion won in sales for the third quarter of 2020, a rise of 19.7% and 3.7%, respectively, year-on-year.The company also reported a net income of 395.7 billion won, a rise of 44.2% year-on-year. This was thanks to

SK Hynix will triple its sales from its NAND flash memory business in the next five years following its acquisition of Intel’s NAND unit, company CEO Lee Seok-hee said on Wednesday.Speaking at the company’s third quarters conference call, Lee said the company aims to become a top memory player, not