South Korean IC firms to offer more support to WND

A signing ceremony of  Wuxi National Hi-tech District, SK Hynix System Integrated Circuit (Wuxi) Co Ltd and Wuxi Keertai Test Technology Co Ltd is held on June 16. [Photo/WeChat account: xinwu_wx]

The Wuxi National Hi-tech District signed deals with SK Hynix System Integrated Circuit (Wuxi) Co Ltd and Wuxi Keertai Test Technology Co Ltd on June 16, aiming to promote the high-quality development of the IC industry.

According to the deals, SK Hynix System IC Co will introduce more cutting-edge technologies to shore up design, equipment, and materials in the domestic market. It will also encourage advanced IC design enterprises from around the world to set up operations in the WND to contribute to the district's IC industry.

Wuxi Keertai Test Technology Co will provide professional product reliability testing and technical services in defect cause analysis for IC manufacturers in the WND, helping them improve production efficiency and enhance product quality.

SK Hynix System IC Co was founded in WND in August 2018 with an investment of $275 million. Its 180,000-square-meter plant has the largest capacity for 8-inch wafers of any plant currently in China.

Wuxi Keertai Test Technology Co, a subsidiary of QRT Co, is the largest reliability and analysis laboratory based in South Korea. The company mainly focuses on reliability and quality analysis of electronic parts for semiconductors, mobile phones, displays, auto parts, and environmental protection, particularly in the field of semiconductor core technology. The Wuxi branch, founded in 2016, is a third-party testing laboratory accredited by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment.