Hanmi Semiconductor, Vice Chairman Gwak Dong-shin Continues Buying Company Shares... "Confident in Growth in AI Semiconductor Market"

Hanmi Semiconductor announced on the 3rd that Vice Chairman Gwak Dong-shin purchased 3 billion KRW worth of treasury shares. Vice Chairman Gwak has bought treasury shares worth 35.4 billion KRW over the past year.

Vice Chairman Gwak stated, "Recently, there has been a surge in demand for Hanmi Semiconductor's TC Bonder from SK Hynix, and I heard rumors that Hanwha Precision Machinery is being considered as a dual vendor," adding, "It is a very natural phenomenon for competitors to emerge."

He continued, "Since its establishment in 1980, Hanmi Semiconductor has competed with leading overseas companies and has secured the world’s number one position in various semiconductor equipment such as micro SAW and VISION PLACEMENT," further adding, "It has grown into the longest-standing number one semiconductor equipment company in Korea," emphasizing, "There is absolutely no change in Hanmi Semiconductor’s competitiveness."

He said, "Even though competitors such as ASMPT and Shinkawa have appeared in the TC Bonder market, Hanmi Semiconductor maintains its world number one position in HBM TC Bonder based on over 44 years of experience and know-how," and added, "In addition to SK Hynix, we do business with 12 other leading global customers including Micron Technology."

Vice Chairman Gwak expressed gratitude, saying, "We are thankful that Hanmi Semiconductor’s TC Bonder is part of the HBM value chain for AI boom leaders Nvidia and SK Hynix," and added, "Since April this year, we have secured the 6th and 7th factories to fully focus on smooth TC Bonder supply."

Hanmi Semiconductor can produce 264 TC Bonders annually (22 units per month). They plan to secure the world’s largest production capacity of 420 TC Bonders annually (35 units per month) starting in 2025 by additionally ordering core parts processing production facilities worth 20 billion KRW.

Hanmi Semiconductor has set sales targets of 550 billion KRW for 2024 and 1 trillion KRW for 2025. Based on 44 years of experience and know-how in the global semiconductor equipment market, Hanmi Semiconductor is a global company with about 320 customers worldwide and an average export ratio exceeding 77% of sales over the past 10 years. Since establishing the Intellectual Property Department in 2002, the dedicated team of about 10 experts has filed over 120 patents, including 111 patents related to AI semiconductor HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) equipment. The company possesses unparalleled technology worldwide.

Hanmi Semiconductor, the only Korean semiconductor equipment company selected as one of the world’s top 10 equipment companies by TechInsights, is recognized as a leading Korean semiconductor equipment company that has overcome the Korea discount. Over the past three years, it has actively responded to enhancing shareholder value through a 150 billion KRW treasury stock trust contract.