Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$123.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of the US.This was an increase of 17.8% from the first quarter of 2020 and an increase of 3.6% over the previous quarter, SIA said.The figure also beats SIA’

Wireless chip supplier RFHIC has chosen as a vendor for a national project to develop gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor, the company said on Monday.The project is overseen by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Ministry of National Defense.It aims to develop an X-band GaN semiconductor

Solus Advanced Materials said on Monday that it will expand the production capacity of its copper foil factory in Luxembourg to meet rising demand from 5G.Its subsidiary there, Circuit Foil Luxembourg, will expand its production capacity from 12,000 metric tonnes a year to 15,000 metric tonnes a yea

SK Nexilis will be supplying its copper foil to US electric car firm Tesla.SK Nexilis CEO Kim Young-tae said on Friday at the conference call for the company’s first quarter earnings that the firm will be supplying battery copper foil to a US-based company “T”.Kim didn’t directly mention the name of

AT&S Korea said on Friday that it will begin operation of its second factory at Ansan in May.The factory was completed in the last week of March, AT&S Korea president Song In-wook said. Once the second factory start operation, the company’s production capacity for flexible printed circuit board (FPC

Samsung Electronics marked 65.39 trillion won in revenue and 9.38 trillion won in operating profit in the first quarter this year.Revenue was the highest ever for a first quarter, Samsung said. Operating income rose 45% year-on-year.The South Korean tech conglomerate saw its mobile and consumer elec

NXP Semiconductors said on Thursday that it has launched its new quad flat non-leaded package (QFN) RF front end solution for Wi-Fi 6 and 6E.The solution, called WLAN7205C, will be used in the recently launched OnePlus 9 smartphone.The new solution not only supports the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard but a

Fab equipment firm Jusung Engineering will spend 36.3 billion won to build a new production facility in Gwangju, where the company is based, it said on Thursday.The company will build a new four story facility with the fund. It will demolish its hold building to build the new enlarged facility. The

Semiconductor packaging firm LBLusem filed its security report on Wednesday to list on KOSDAQ.The company is offering 6 million shares. It is hoping for a share price between 12,000 won to 14,000 won.LBLusem will secure a minimum of 72 billion won from the IPO. Korea Invest & Securities and KB Secur

Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Wednesday that it has recorded 2.37 trillion won in sales and 331.5 billion won in operating income for the first quarter.It is an increase of 11% and 99%, respectively, from a year ago.The figures are slightly above South Korean analysts’ consensus of 2.34 trillion

SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it will focus its foundry, or contract chip production, into 8-inch wafers.The company also said it will expend spending that was planned for 2022 to the second half of 2021 to secure fab equipment due to extended lead time for them amid the global chip shortage.The S

Fab equipment maker Tokyo Electron is expected to record its highest earnings this fiscal year, according to a report by Japanese media NikkeiCiting estimates from analysts, Nikkei said the company is expected to record 1.6 trillion yen in sales for its fiscal year running from March, 2021 to March,

Korea Enterprises Federation (FEK) said on Tuesday that it has sent a signed petition of local business leaders to the Blue House, South Korea's Presidential residence, requesting a pardon for Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong.The federation said the petition was signed by its chairman Sohn Kyung-s

Samsung SDI said on Tuesday that it has recorded 2.96 trillion won in sales and 133.2 billion won in operating income in the first quarter. It is a rise of 23.6% and 146.7%, respectively, from a year ago.Its energy business recorded 2.38 trillion won in sales, an increase of 32.9% from 2020. But sal

Yongin City said on Monday that it has secured fab equipment companies DSE Tech, NexStar and Justem as investors for its planned semiconductor cluster.The three companies will spend 41.5 billion won in the city to build their equipment factory and related facilities.DSE Tech is a tier-1 supplier to

Yes Power Technix said on Monday that it will supply 50 billion won worth of silicon carbide (SiC) power management semiconductors to a Taiwan-based company.The South Korean component maker will supply around 80 million units of the chips by December 2025 to the customer. Yes Power Technix didn’t na

The global semiconductor material market was worth US$55.3 billion in 2020, according to SEMI.This was a rise of 5% from 2019, the organization said. This year, it will grow 6% to be worth US$58.7 billion, SEMI said.South Korea, Taiwan and China will lead this growth. South Korea’s semiconductor mat

Solus Advanced Materials said on Thursday that it is expecting sales of 88.8 billion won and operating income of 400 million won for the first quarter.This is a rise of 25.3% in sales, but a 95.5% dip in operating income.Its elecfoil business contributed 58.2 billion won in sales, its highest ever.H

Membrane system firm SepraTek has chosen to head a South Korean national project to develop dissolved oxygen (DO) membrane degasifier (MDG), the company announced.A SepraTek spokesperson said the company has its own membrane contactor technology that is more efficient had removing dissolved gas comp

Swagelok Korea is expecting increased sales from its fluid systems used in semiconductor production this year.The US-based company manufactures gas and fluid systems components, such as fittings, valves and hoses. Its Korean subsidiary provides its services to Samsung, SK Hynix and local fab equipme