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China’s SMIC Eyes S. Korea’s Dongbu HiTek

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) is seeking to buy South Korea’s only foundry chipmaker Dongbu HiTek Co., industry sources said Monday, a move that is expected to bring changes to the intensely competitive market. “Dongbu HiTek has not held an open bidding (since December), and is seeking a [...]

Dongbu HiTek Develops Touch Screen Chip That Can Run Apps with Screen Turned off

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Dongbu HiTek, a Dongbu Group company specializing in the analog and mixed-signal foundry business, said on August 26 that it has developed a new touch screen chip that can run applications on a standby mode. The main difference between the existing touch screen chips and the one developed by Dongbu HiTek [...]