Ninetech is showing strong performance. Expectations that it will be able to mass-produce the 'MXene,' known as a dream new material, this year appear to be influencing its stock price. There is growing anticipation that it will be re-evaluated as a materials company alongside growth in its equipment sector.
MXene is a two-dimensional nanomaterial composed of alternating layers of metal and carbon. It possesses high electrical conductivity and excellent electromagnetic wave shielding capabilities, while also exhibiting hydrophilicity due to hydroxyl or oxygen groups at its terminals. It can be combined with various metal compounds, making it applicable in diverse industries such as semiconductors, electronic devices, and sensors.
Ninetech is conducting various collaborations in next-generation battery fields, such as all-solid-state batteries, by utilizing MXene, a two-dimensional nanomaterial with conductive and energy storage properties. The company has secured numerous core patents related to equipment and process technologies for the mass synthesis of MXene and is advancing full-scale commercialization based on these.
As of 12:07 PM on the 20th, Ninetech is trading at 3,505 KRW, up 8.35% from the previous day.
The previous day, a media outlet reported that Ninetech is expected to achieve significant mass production sales in its thermoelectric material business this year. It also stated that MXene will be mass-produced this year through a new company, signaling its challenge to the market.
Recently, the 4 billion KRW raised through a third-party allotment capital increase will be invested in producing glass substrate equipment and developing thermoelectric and MXene materials, which are secondary battery materials.
Thermoelectric devices utilize the principle where one side cools and the opposite side warms according to electric current flow, attracting attention as a chiller replacement technology in semiconductor processes. Existing water-cooled and air-cooled chillers consume large amounts of energy and face stricter environmental regulations, creating a need for new alternatives. Additionally, smart heat dissipation technology using thermoelectric devices is being researched as a solution to effectively resolve heat generation issues in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor chips.
Growth in existing secondary battery equipment and semiconductor businesses is also an expected factor. In response to LG Energy Solution’s entry into the prismatic battery market, equipment using the 'zigzag stacking' method is under development. Recently, technology development for producing equipment for fan-out panel level packaging (FO-PLP) glass substrates has been completed. Applying the FO-PLP method to glass substrates is expected to reduce production costs and improve productivity in advanced semiconductor packaging.
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