Korea Investment & Securities forecasted on the 29th that "Park Systems, the global No.1 company in the atomic force microscopy (AFM) field, will benefit from the expansion of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) investments by global semiconductor companies."
Park Systems is a specialized company in atomic force microscopes, advanced nano-measurement equipment capable of magnification up to tens of millions of times. Atomic force microscopes are advanced devices that enable much more precise measurements than optical microscopes with magnifications of thousands of times or electron microscopes with magnifications of hundreds of thousands of times.
Yoon Cheol-hwan, a researcher at Korea Investment & Securities, explained, "Park Systems' main product, industrial atomic force microscopes, possess world-class technologies such as non-contact mode and flexible hinge guide scan systems," adding, "They are used in various processes such as wafer inspection and sidewall measurement by global semiconductor companies."
Researcher Yoon diagnosed, "Park Systems enjoyed an average annual growth rate of 30%, but last year, the growth pace slowed somewhat due to delays in capital expenditures (CAPEX) by global semiconductor companies." However, he forecasted, "With the trend of semiconductor miniaturization and the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors, companies have aggressively started increasing investments in HBM and advanced processes from this year," adding, "Both scale and profitability are expected to improve rapidly starting this year."
He particularly noted, "Park Systems has a sales proportion of over 40% in the Greater China region, where active investment trends have recently continued," and predicted, "The high-growth trend will resume starting in 2024." He estimated that this year’s sales will grow 22.9% year-on-year to 178 billion KRW, and operating profit will increase by 54.0% to 42.4 billion KRW.
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