SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s electronics industry, including semiconductor manufacturers, has been struggling with a shortage of workers, an industry report showed on Tuesday. The findings, released by the Korea Electronics Association, a business lobby group, raised alarm bells for the future of the industry that accounts for about 33 percent of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. emerged as the world’s No. 1 chipmaker in terms of sales and operating profits in the second quarter, beating behemoth Intel Corp. market data showed Friday. The rise of Samsung is significant as Intel has been standing as the leading computer chip producer for some 24 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday said its second-quarter net profit advanced 89 percent on-year to set a new record, apparently helped by strong returns from its chip business amid an industrywide boom. Net profit came to 11 trillion won (US$9.8 billion), rising sharply from 5.8 trillion won posted a [...]
FORT COLLINS, Colo., May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS), a global leader in precision power conversion, announced today that its solid-state matching network has been selected by one of the world’s largest suppliers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The ultra-fast Navigator® II FastCap™ solid-state matching network provides greater capability, productivity and performance, [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s No. 3 chipmaker SK hynix Inc. has emerged as the third-largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world in terms of sales, data showed Thursday, narrowing its gap with rival Samsung Electronics Co. According to the data compiled by industry tracker IC Insights, SK hynix posted sales of US$5.5 [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEIS) will highlight its advanced power and control technologies this week at SEMICON® Korea 2017. Advanced Energy® (AE®) continues to lead in process power performance, serving as a trusted partner in the industry for more than 35 years. The company’s exhibit will include [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Global chipmakers are racing to boost their production capacity of NAND flash memory chips used in mobile devices, driven by a rebound in demand for smartphones and data-storage devices. After volatile price swings in recent years, semiconductor manufacturers are expected to benefit from a global upswing in prices for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to move away from stagnant investment in the semiconductor industry, local semiconductor equipment manufacturers are expanding into the OLED market, which has been increasing in terms of both profitability and investment from Korea and overseas. According to the Financial Supervisory Service, semiconductor manufacturer Jusung Engineering’s display [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. has rolled out the semiconductor industry’s first 8-gigabyte mobile DRAM package for smartphones, based on its advanced 10-nanometer production technology, the company said Thursday. The new package of mobile chips is expected to significantly improve mobile user experiences for those using high-definition, large-screen devices, Samsung said [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – A research team from Kookmin University has developed an electronic device for semiconductors that can self-dissolve leaving no residue, a technology that would ultimately make Hollywood spy films come to reality. This transient electronics research was done using nitrocellulose paper, frequently used by magicians as their ‘magic’ flash papers. [...]