Opening the Path for the Semiconductor Industry in South Korea
(1988 ~ 1997)
1996
Establishment of Property Analysis Laboratory
- Introduction of 7 types of semiconductor analysis equipment, including SIMS
- Founded property analysis equipment manufacturing company: K-MAC
Development of Semiconductor Equipment ALD
- Development of tera-grade atomic layer deposition technology for the first time in Korea
- Founded ALD equipment manufacturing company: Genitech
Development of Semiconductor Equipment RTP
- Founded RTP equipment manufacturing company: AP Systems
1995
Development of Analog Chips for CDMA Handsets
- 0.8µm digital/analog CMOS IC technology
- Analog ASIC (IMA) for AMPS/Digital dual-mode CDMA
- First development in Korea, commercialization by mobile phone companies (such as Samsung)
Development of Analog Chips for ATM
- 155/622 Mbps analog chips for ATM (OE/EO, Tx/Rx)
- First development in Korea, significant contributions to the development of ATM switches
1994
First Domestic OLED Development
- Contributed to domestic companies emerging as world leaders in OLED technology.
1993
Support for Silicon CMOS-based Exotic Semiconductor Fabrication
- Support for ASIC (Design, Components, Packaging) Fabrication
- Prototype Production/Unit Process Support for CMOS-based Semiconductor
1991
Compound Laboratory opened.
- First compound-exclusive laboratory in Korea
- 3-inch GaAs/InP batch processing
1989
Development of Korea's First 4M/16M/64M DRAM
- ETRI oversees research, with joint participation from Samsung Semiconductor, Hyundai Electronics, and Hyundai Semiconductor.
- Economic ripple effect of 54 Trillion KRW (as of 2017).
1988
Silicon Laboratory opened.
- Dimension: 4 buildings, G floor, around 770m2
- Investment Budget: 8.2 Billion KRW
- 5-inch 1.2μm/0.8μm/0.5μm CMOS Process
