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

SKC is aiming to supply semiconductor package boards to tech giants such as Intel, Nvidia and AMD, TheElec has learned.Its chip package glass subsidiary Absolics will aim to supply the boards, sources said, which will begin production in 2023.In October, SKC had said it plans to commercialize semico

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

SK Gen Centric and Tokuyama said on Wednesday that the pair will form a joint venture to produce isopropyl alcohol (IPA).IPA used in wafer fabrication and the production of liquid crystal display as a cleaner.The pair will invest 120 billion won for a 50/50 share of the joint venture, which will bui

Printed circuit board maker Simmtech is planning to start operations of its new factory in Malaysia between May or June next year, TheElec has learned.The factory will manufacture memory module PCBs __ which mounts multiple memory chips on a single board. Such PCBs are used in PC, server and solid-s

Overlay equipment maker Auros Technology is aiming to expand its revenue from overseas next year to account for 30% of its total, TheElec has learned.Overseas revenue currently accounts for 10% of its total revenue.It is aiming to win new customers, mostly in Greater China, to meet its aim, people f

SK Hynix has been testing hafnium (Hf) high-k precursor provided by Mecaro during the second half of 2021, TheElec has learned.The chip giant currently solely uses precursor supplied by SK Trichem.If Mecaro’s precursor passes SK Hynix’s evaluation, it will likely be included as another supplier to t

SK Hynix said on Wednesday that it has shipped a 24Gb DDR5 chip to an unspecified customer.Currently, commercialized DDR5 chips offer a maximum capacity of 16Gb.SK Hynix said it applied its Gen 4 (1a) 10-nanometer process node for its latest memory chip.It also used extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithogr

Fab equipment maker APTC has installed 1 billion won worth of new production equipment at its factory in Icheon, TheElec has learned.The company also recently formed a subsidiary at Wuxi, China.These moves were made to strengthen its sales to major customer SK Hynix, sources said.APTC specializes in

The CEO of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Monday downplayed the impact of the US-China trade tensions to its fab in China.SK Hynix CEO Lee Seok-hee said during a South Korean industry event hosted by Korea Semiconductor Industry Association (KSIA) that there was a long way to go until the compan

Fab equipment maker STI is planning to set up a new subsidiary in the US, TheElec has learned.It will be its fourth subsidiary overseas __ it has ones in China, Taiwan and Singapore.STI supplies central chemical supply systems (CCSS) used in wafer fabrication and display panel production. CCSS, as o

Haesung DS is expected to expand its supply of automotive chip boards next year.Its main customers NXP, Infineon and STMicroelectronics are expected to maintain their high growth rate in 2022.Haesung custom manufactures lead frame and semiconductor package boards for these companies.Earlier this mon

DRAM revenue during the third quarter increased 10% from the previous quarter to US$26.569 billion, according to analyst firm TrendForce.Samsung was the largest vendor with revenue of US$11.68 billion during the quarter, an increase of 11.1% quarter-to-quarter, for a market share of 44%.SK Hynix ran

LG InnoTek has transferred ownership of 76 patents registered in South Korea and the US to display chip firm LX Semicon last month, TheElec has learned.It sold the patents to LX Semicon over two deals, on October 14 and 21. It sold 60 South Korean patents and 16 US patents, people familiar with the

Optical inspection kit maker Nextin was in talks with up to five Chinese semiconductor companies to supply its equipment, TheElec has learned.Earlier this year, won a deal from Chinese foundry SMIC to supply its Aegis 2 kit, a deal worth around 6 billion won.Nextin will supply the kits through Beiji

South Korean chip fabless firm Abov Semiconductor will acquire chip testing company Winpac.Winpac is an outsourced assembly and testing firm of SK Hynix and owned by liquid crystal display component maker TLI, which owns a majority stake.People familiar with the matter said TLI’s side has stressed t

Memory chip board maker TLB said on Wednesday that it will form a subsidiary at Vietnam within the year.It has signed a leasing agreement for lands where it will build a new factory.It will spend 5 billion won for the factory, which will start construction during the first half of 2022 and start par

The US and China's trade row is continuing. Five years have passed since the inauguration of the Trump Administration that started the row but the two superpowers' economic competition isn't relenting even in the Biden era.The US-China trade row will undoubtedly affect South Korea's semiconductor bu

Worldwide semiconductor revenue hit its quarterly record during the third quarter of 2021, according to US’ Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).Revenue during the quarter was US$144.8 billion, the organization said, an increase of 27.6% year-on-year and 7.4% quarter-to-quarter.SIA analyzed the

SK Hynix said on Friday that it will be acquiring foundry company Key Foundry for 575.8 billion won.The purchase will double its 8-inch foundry production capacity, the South Korean memory maker said.It will acquire 100% of the shares of Key Foundry from their parent company Magnus Semiconductor thr