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AI chip glass substrate supply chain race enters round two, expands into materials alliances
Competition over glass substrates, a next-generation semiconductor packaging material, is shifting from individual company technology validation to a race to build supply chains led by materials alliances. Samsung Electro-Mechanics has moved to set up a 480 billion won joint venture with a Sumitomo Chemical group affiliate. The move sharpens its rivalry with SKC, whose unit Absolics has completed construction of a glass substrate mass-production line in Georgia.
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q1 operating profit up 40 percent
Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Wednesday its first-quarter sales rose 17 percent from a year earlier to 3.21 trillion won and operating profit climbed 40 percent to 280.6 billion won. Quarterly sales topped 3 trillion won for the first time since the company was founded. The company said expanded supply of MLCCs and FCBGA substrates drove gains, led by its package solution business and growth in AI server and automotive segments.
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q4 operating profit up 108 percent to 239.5 billion won
Samsung Electro-Mechanics said on Jan. 23 its 2025 fourth-quarter operating profit rose 108 percent from a year earlier to 239.5 billion won, with sales up 16 percent to 2.9 trillion won. It said broader supplies of AI and server MLCCs and AI accelerator FCBGA supported growth. Full-year sales reached a record 11.31 trillion won, while operating profit rose 24 percent to 913.3 billion won.