Samsung Electronics has successively made equity investments in domestic semiconductor materials, parts, and equipment companies. After investing in two companies three months ago, Samsung Electronics then invested an additional 75 billion won (about 440 million yuan) in four companies. It is reported that Samsung`s move is to strengthen the construction of an ecosystem of materials, equipment and parts that has become more important since Japan`s export control last year.
According to a South Korean media ETNews report on November 2, 4 companies including KC Tech, Lot Vacuum, Mico, and New Power Plasma (NPP) announced that the company has decided to implement a paid increase in Samsung Electronics. The scale of paid capital increase is 21 billion won (about 120 million yuan), 19 billion won (about 110 million yuan), 21.7 billion won (about 120 million yuan), and 12.7 billion won (about 74.69 million yuan). 74.4 billion won (about 440 million yuan). These are all companies that have played a pioneering role in the localization of key components and equipment for semiconductor pre-engineering in Korea.
KC Tech is competitive in the chemical process polishing (CMP) field. CMP refers to the process of chemically and mechanically planarizing the surface of the original plate, so that the required films on the semiconductor wafer can be sequentially coated. Although the dependence on overseas manufacturers such as American Applied Materials and Japanese EBARA is quite high, KC Tech has been supplying Samsung Electronics due to the continuous localization of equipment and materials.
Lot Vacuum is a company that realizes the localization of more than 95% of dry vacuum pumps into semiconductor equipment. Dry vacuum pump is a pump that sucks various substances and bodies in semiconductor equipment to make it in a vacuum state. This kind of pump is necessary in order to cover the film evenly on the wafer without contamination. Companies with long-term karma such as Edward in the United Kingdom have been providing products, but recently, due to the recognition of Lot Vacuum's technical strength, the supply has shown a gradual increase.