AUBURN, Michigan, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo made a joint visit to the factory of a South Korean semiconductor material producer on Wednesday, highlighting their emphasis on cooperation for supply chain resiliency. The rare trip to the SK Siltron CSS factory in [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Siltron Co., a semiconductor material producer under South Korea’s SK Group, said Wednesday it will build a new wafer production plant amid the global semiconductor shortage. The company plans to spend nearly 1.05 trillion won (US$847.8 million) over the next three years to build a plant that can [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Siltron Co., a semiconductor material producer under South Korea’s SK Group, said Monday it has completed the acquisition of DuPont de Nemours Inc.’s wafer business. In September last year, SK Siltron signed an agreement to purchase DuPont’s silicon carbide (SiC) wafer unit for US$450 million to beef up [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Siltron Co., a semiconductor material producer under SK Group, said Tuesday it will acquire DuPont’s wafer business as part of efforts to beef up its advanced material business. SK Siltron said its board members approved a plan to purchase DuPont’s silicon carbide (SiC) wafer business for US$450 million. [...]