• Friday | 11 September 2026
Axcelis Invests $35 Million in New Ion Implantation Facility in South Korea

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced plans to invest $35 million in its global manufacturing infrastructure through the construction of a new ion implantation equipment manufacturing facility in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Korea. President and CEO Russell Low commented, "This investme...

11 Sep 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Needham Sees Strong Mature-Node Semiconductor Demand as Industry Upcycle Broadens

Needham’s latest semiconductor equipment tracker points to continued strength across mature-node manufacturing, with improving global chip sales and firm memory pricing supporting the broader semiconductor cycle. The 33rd Semicap Tracker, which incorporates July equipment import data from South Korea, Taiwan and China, as well as semiconductor sales through June and memory spot prices throug...

31 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SK hynix Breaks Ground on $4 Billion US HBM Production Hub in Indiana

  SK hynix Inc. is opening a new future for AI cooperation between the United States and South Korea by establishing the first next-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production hub in the US. SK hynix announced that it held a groundbreaking ceremony for an advanced packaging[1] production facility for AI memory on the 27th (local time) at the Holloway Gymnasium, Pur...

31 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SK hynix Reviews Chongqing Packaging Operations as AI Demand Drives HBM Expansion

South Korean memory semiconductor manufacturer SK hynix is reviewing the future of its packaging operations in Chongqing, China, as the company adjusts its manufacturing strategy to meet rapidly rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory. The review comes as SK hynix continues to increase its focus on high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced packaging technologies, which have become in...

24 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
Hanmi Semiconductor Invests $94 Million in New Incheon Plant to Expand HBM and AI Chip Equipment Capacity

South Korean semiconductor equipment maker Hanmi Semiconductor is investing approximately KRW 130 billion (around US$94 million) to establish its eighth production facility in Incheon, marking the largest manufacturing investment in the company’s history. The expansion comes as demand for equipment used in artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production ...

21 Aug 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Hanmi Semiconductor to Establish US Subsidiary as AI Chip Investment Drives Equipment Demand

South Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturer Hanmi Semiconductor is expanding its presence in the United States as growing investment in artificial intelligence (AI) chips creates fresh opportunities across the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The company announced on 10 August that it plans to establish a US subsidiary, HANMI USA, Inc., with an investment of approximately US$1.5 milli...

12 Aug 2026 | Wednesday | NEWS
Samsung and SK hynix Drive $38.4 Billion South Korean Semiconductor Investment Boom

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are accelerating investments in semiconductor manufacturing capacity in South Korea, with more than 54 trillion won (approximately US$38.4 billion) committed to expanding memory production. The spending is also generating new opportunities for South Korean semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers as manufacturers increase investment across front-end, back-en...

11 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
Korean Researchers Achieve Direct Photon Interference Between Distinct Quantum Light Sources

Large-scale quantum communication networks require both reliable quantum memories and coherent single-photon sources for efficient quantum information exchange. While various single-photon sources have been developed recently, each has inherent limitations, making a scalable and functional quantum network challenging to achieve. Hybrid quantum architectures that combine different quantum light so...

3 Aug 2026 | Monday | NEWS
LG Chem Enters Semiconductor Stripper Market with Mass Production for Amkor Technology

LG Chem has entered the semiconductor stripper market after commencing mass production and commercial supply of its semiconductor stripping materials to Amkor Technology, marking the company's first customer programme in this segment and expanding its portfolio of semiconductor process materials. The move supports LG Chem's strategy to strengthen its presence in the rapidly growing semiconductor m...

20 Jul 2026 | Monday | NEWS
TetraMem and SK hynix Demonstrate Memristor-Based AI Chip for Energy-Efficient In-Memory Computing

TetraMem Inc., a leader in Analog In-Memory Computing (A-IMC) technology, and SK hynix Inc., a global leader in AI memory and semiconductor technologies, announced the successful completion of a joint technology collaboration, highlighted by the publication of their research paper, “A Memristor-based In-Memory Computing SoC with Efficient Depthwise Convolution,” in Advanced I...

9 Jul 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
LG Chem Enters Semiconductor Stripper Market with First Commercial Supply Deal for Amkor Technology

LG Chem has entered the semiconductor stripper market with its first commercial supply agreement, securing Amkor Technology as its inaugural customer for the specialised process material. The South Korean chemicals company announced that it has begun mass production of customised semiconductor strippers designed specifically for Amkor's latest manufacturing equipment. According to LG Chem, the ne...

7 Jul 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
KoMiCo Invests CZK 914 Million in Czech Semiconductor Facility to Support TSMC's ESMC and Europe's Chip Expansion

South Korean semiconductor services company KoMiCo Co., Ltd. is strengthening its presence in Europe with the construction of a new semiconductor parts cleaning and coating facility in the Czech Republic, a move aimed at supporting the region's expanding semiconductor manufacturing sector. The company is investing approximately CZK 914.3 million (around KRW 65 billion) in the project, which will ...

3 Jul 2026 | Friday | NEWS
DEEPX Brings Ultra-Low-Power AI Acceleration to Raspberry Pi 5 with Sixfab AI HAT+

DEEPX, an on-device AI semiconductor pioneer, announced that its ultra-low-power NPU technology is powering the Sixfab AI HAT+ for Raspberry Pi 5, a new edge AI acceleration board developed by Sixfab, an edge AI hardware solutions company and Official Raspberry Pi Design Partner. Marked as "Intelligentized by DEEPX," the product brings high-performance, low-power AI inference capabilities to the ...

29 Jun 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SK keyfoundry Advances Automotive Semiconductor Portfolio with On-Chip EMC Protection Technology

SK KeyFoundry, an 8-inch pure-play foundry in Korea, announced that it has recently developed a 'Bi-SCR (Bi-directional Silicon Controlled Rectifier)-based On-Chip EMC protection technology' capable of dramatically enhancing the EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) of automotive semiconductors. The company stated it has successfully applied this technology to its 0.13-micron BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS)...

29 Jun 2026 | Monday | NEWS
SPHERE AX and Blaize Partner to Advance AI Semiconductor Solutions for the Global Physical AI Market

SPHERE AX (CEO: Yunha Park), a company specializing in Vision AI and Edge AI Computing, announced that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Blaize Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZAI, Nasdaq: BZAIW) ("Blaize"), a global AI semiconductor company based in El Dorado Hills, California, U.S.A., and will pursue joint development and commercialization of AI semiconductor-b...

26 Jun 2026 | Friday | NEWS
UNIST Develops Multifunctional Memristor for Low-Power 6G and Satellite Communications

Researchers at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a new semiconductor device designed to reduce power consumption and hardware complexity in next-generation communication systems, including satellite networks, defence applications and future 6G infrastructure. The breakthrough centres on a multifunctional memristor capable of performing both sig...

23 Jun 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
SurplusGLOBAL Secures Patents for AI-Powered Semiconductor Marketplace Technology

SurplusGLOBAL (CEO: Bruce Kim) announced that it has secured Korean patents covering two core technologies implemented within its global semiconductor equipment and parts marketplace, SemiMarket (www.SemiMarket.com): Demand & Supply Predictive Matching and Global Transaction Risk Management. The significance of these patents lies in their approach to treating export control compliance and tra...

4 Jun 2026 | Thursday | NEWS
TEMC Acquires 31.17% Stake in A-Tech Solution to Expand Semiconductor Infrastructure Portfolio

TEMC announced that its board has approved the purchase of 3.1 million shares in A-Tech Solution, representing a 31.17% stake in the company. The transaction, valued at 35 billion won, will be completed through a cash acquisition from private equity investor Woori Shinyoung Growth Cap No.1 Private Equity Investment Partnership. The deal is expected to close in early June. The investment forms par...

26 May 2026 | Tuesday | NEWS
FPT and Shinhan Bank Expand AI-Driven Finance Partnership

Global technology corporation FPT and Shinhan Bank Co., Ltd. (Korea) (“Shinhan Bank”) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in digital finance, startup ecosystems, and strategic technologies, with AI as a key enabler to unlock new opportunities across innovation ecosystems in Vietnam and South Korea. The MOU exchange ceremony took place during the V...

1 May 2026 | Friday | NEWS
Ecolab Expands Asia Footprint With New Yangsan Manufacturing Plant In South Korea

Ecolab has announced the opening of its new manufacturing plant in Yangsan, South Korea, marking a significant expansion of its Asia Pacific operations. The facility will support the production of Nalco Water solutions alongside a range of specialty chemical formulations. The Yangsan plant is positioned as a key site within Ecolab’s global supply chain network, designed to...

10 Apr 2026 | Friday | NEWS

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