SKC to Build Large Semiconductor-Substrate Plant by 2023
SEOUL—SKC says it will build a 12,000 square-meter plant in Georgia by 2023 to produce a proprietary computing glass substrate for semiconductors. The material will significantly increase the performance and power efficiency of computer chipsets. Production of the substrate will require an investment of $80 million, with technology accounting for $70 million of the total.
According to the company, its unique substrate cuts semiconductor thickness and power consumption in half. SKC also says that it is considering expanding the production capacity to 72,000 square meters per year by 2025, given that the semiconductor packaging market for high-performance computing is rapidly growing due to a surge in data throughput such as AI and data center servers.