South Korean chip equipment company Hanmi Semiconductor Co. said on Wednesday it has opened a new factory to boost the production of dual TC bonders, essential process equipment for the production of high bandwidth memory (HBM) used in artificial intelligence (AI) Semiconductors.

Korea’s trade balance posted a surplus for the second consecutive month thanks to a sharp drop in imports, mainly energy imports. Although Korea’s switch to a trade surplus has been accelerated, a rebound in exports, which have continued to decline, remains a challenge for Corporate Korea.

According to sources in the Semiconductor industry on July 31, domestic memory Semiconductor companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are pushing for the expansion of dedicated HBM lines.

Samsung Electronics reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

SK hynix Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2023. The company recorded revenue of 7.306 trillion won, operating loss of 2.882 trillion won (with operating margin of negative 39%), and net loss of 2.988 trillion won (with net margin of negative 41%) for the three-month period ended June 30, 2023.

SK hynix and SK square are jointly investing approximately 100 billion won with domestic representative financial companies in promising overseas Semiconductor material, parts and equipment companies.

According to industry sources on July 3, Samsung Electronics will first make a change in personnel at the DRAM Development Office in its Memory Business Group. Hwang Sang-jun, a vice president who worked in the Memory Strategic Marketing Office, has been tapped as the new head of the DRAM Development Office.

ChinaFlashMarket(CFM) releases the June monthly report, which summarizes price changes of memory spot price and important events, analyzes that part of memory products with advanced process may rise in price in the third quarter.

SK hynix will now aim for the ASPICE Level 3 certification with a more advanced software development process.

Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) announced the appointment of Mark Montierth to the role of corporate vice president and general manager of its Mobile Business Unit.

According to Korean media reports, SK Hynix, the world's second largest memory chip maker, has frozen an investment plan for a domestic Semiconductor factory in South Korea.

According to Korean media reports, Semiconductor equipment manufacturer Lam Research is working with SK Hynix to improve the efficiency of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) exposure by improving dry photoresist technology to improve DRAM production efficiency.

TSMC's N5 technology has entered its second year of mass production. N5 demand continues to be strong, accounting for 19% of overall wafer sales in 2021.

As of May 2022, the total number of TSMC’s patent applications worldwide has exceeded 75,000, and more than 52,000 have been approved.

The output value of Taiwan's overall IC industry in the first quarter of this year was 1.1592 trillion yuan (NTD, the same below) or about 39.2 billion U.S. dollars.