Affect Achieves 49.6 Billion KRW in Sales Last Year... "Expanding Performance This Year with New Factory Operation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] A-FACT announced on the 16th that it achieved sales of 49.6 billion KRW in 2020, marking a 6% increase compared to the previous year. Operating profit slightly decreased to 6.5 billion KRW, while net profit rose by 59% to 6.7 billion KRW.

Despite the impact of COVID-19, A-FACT secured stable semiconductor testing volumes, resulting in sales growth. Although operating profit declined somewhat due to new facility investments, the company expects mid- to long-term performance growth as the new Eumseong plant has begun full-scale operations this year.

Since the end of last year, TDBI (Testing During Burn-In, a process that applies stress to semiconductors for testing) equipment has been installed at the new Eumseong plant. With normal operations underway, overall CAPA (production capacity) has increased. The company anticipates that this will also accelerate new business initiatives related to packaging and non-memory semiconductors.

To diversify sales this year, A-FACT successfully recruited external experts. A talent from a global OSAT (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) company has joined the firm and is expected to lead sales for system semiconductor back-end processes. The company explained that this individual has over 20 years of experience in the industry and will be a significant asset for future business development.

An A-FACT representative stated, “Amid widespread expectations that the semiconductor market will improve this year, A-FACT is making various efforts to strengthen its position in the semiconductor back-end industry. With the new Eumseong plant operating normally and the recruitment of external personnel, the company’s capabilities have been enhanced, so we expect to achieve greater growth this year compared to last year.”

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