Wijit supplies key components to semiconductor 'glass substrate' manufacturing equipment companies... Full-scale entry into new markets

Wijit, which succeeded in domestic localization of the upper electrode, a consumable part of displays, for the first time in Korea and is producing core components of the display manufacturing process, is now fully entering the next-generation semiconductor glass substrate market.

On the 17th, Wijit, a specialized company in semiconductor and display materials, parts, and equipment (SoBuJang), announced that it supplied key parts such as shower heads to semiconductor glass substrate manufacturing equipment companies.

Glass substrates are essential components attracting attention for implementing high-performance semiconductors such as artificial intelligence (AI). Compared to existing plastic-based substrate materials used in semiconductor manufacturing processes, they are emerging as next-generation semiconductor substrates that can increase signal transmission speed while improving power efficiency.

Accordingly, global semiconductor companies such as Intel and AMD are promoting the adoption of glass substrates, and subsidiaries of SKC like Absolix, as well as Samsung Electro-Mechanics and LG Innotek in Korea, are actively developing them.

As domestic and foreign semiconductor companies proceed with the introduction of next-generation glass substrates in manufacturing processes, significant changes are expected in the SoBuJang industry responsible for the supply chain of glass substrate mass production.

To form semiconductor circuits on glass substrates, new laser equipment that implements Through Glass Via (TGV) is required, and new technologies such as etching, circuit patterning, thin film bonding, and substrate cutting are also demanded.

Wijit produces consumable parts for equipment applied in core processes of semiconductor and display manufacturing, including ▲Deposition (CVD, forming thin films on silicon/glass substrates), ▲Exposure (PHOTO, forming circuit patterns on substrate surfaces), and ▲Etching (ETCH, removing unnecessary parts outside the pattern).

A Wijit official stated, “Equipment parts for semiconductor glass substrate manufacturing require an environment similar to the manufacturing processes applied in existing display equipment, so based on the company’s ▲precision machining ▲surface treatment ▲thermal spraying technologies and infrastructure, stable supply is expected to be possible. We will actively pursue continuous product development and customer diversification to secure future growth engines by early capturing the next-generation semiconductor SoBuJang market.”