AI Semiconductor Trends at a Glance... The Largest Ever 'Semiconductor Expo' Opens on the 25th

320 Companies, 830 Booths Scale
Keynote Speech by Park Yong-in, President of Samsung Electronics

The largest semiconductor exhibition in Korea, 'Semiconductor Exhibition (SEDEX)', which involves all domestic and international semiconductor-related companies, will open on the 25th. Various events will be held to explore the trending AI semiconductor technologies and industry trends in the semiconductor sector. For the first time, a System Semiconductor Zone, where system semiconductor-related companies gather to set up booths, will also be operated.

The Korea Semiconductor Industry Association announced on the 25th that the '2023 Semiconductor Exhibition' will be held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul. This year's 25th event will be held for three days from the 25th to the 27th under the theme 'AI and Semiconductor Innovation, the Power Connecting the Future.' Major domestic semiconductor companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, system semiconductor companies, and material, parts, and equipment firms will participate, with a record scale of 320 companies and 830 booths.

Various programs will be conducted during the exhibition. On the 26th, Park Yong-in, President of Samsung Electronics System LSI Division, will deliver the keynote speech under the theme 'Semiconductors Benefiting Humans in the AI Era.' Kim Jeong-ho, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) known as an AI semiconductor expert, and Park Seong-hyun, CEO of AI semiconductor company Rebellion, will also give presentations related to AI semiconductors.

The scene at the '2022 Semiconductor Expo' held last October /
[Photo provided by Korea Semiconductor Industry Association]

On the same day, a 'Semiconductor Market Outlook Seminar' will be held to examine the semiconductor market, technology, and major countries' semiconductor policies. The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers will conduct a 'Semiconductor Industry-Academia-Research Exchange Workshop' on the 25th and 26th to review the latest semiconductor technology trends. Additionally, a 'Semiconductor Environmental Safety Seminar' and a 'Netherlands Semiconductor Technology Seminar' will also be held.

This year, a notable feature is the establishment of a System Semiconductor Zone with about 100 booths in the exhibition hall to allow visitors to meet domestic companies in the AI semiconductor and system semiconductor fields, which have become hot topics in the industry. Several system semiconductor companies from various fields, including LX Semicon, Korea's largest fabless (semiconductor design) company, will participate and showcase their related technological capabilities.

Samsung Electronics, participating with the largest scale at this exhibition, will showcase high-performance computing products such as CXL Memory Modules (CMM), cutting-edge foundry processes, and advanced packaging technologies. Mobile application processors (AP) and automotive system semiconductors will also be introduced.

SK Hynix will share AI memory products and related technologies. They plan to showcase the latest High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) product HBM3E and a Processing-In-Memory (PIM) based AI accelerator card (AiMX). The latest standard server Double Data Rate (DDR)5 DRAM and enterprise Solid State Drives (eSSD) will also be introduced.

The semiconductor market outlook seminar held during last year's '2022 Semiconductor Expo' /
[Photo by Korea Semiconductor Industry Association]

Domestic equipment companies such as Wonik IPS, PSK, Exicon, and Jusung Engineering will also participate in the exhibition to demonstrate their competitiveness. Advanced semiconductor material suppliers Dongjin Semichem and FST have set up booths, and core material companies such as Mico and KSM will meet visitors as well.

Kim Jeong-hoe, Vice Chairman of the Korea Semiconductor Industry Association, said, "This year's Semiconductor Exhibition will be a great opportunity to observe the efforts of our semiconductor companies, including domestic fabless companies in the AI semiconductor field, which will be the next-generation game changers."

Meanwhile, on the 26th, the 18th 'Semiconductor Scholarship Certificate Award Ceremony' will be held. Large companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, as well as domestic small and medium-sized enterprises, will participate to award scholarships of 10 million won per person to 23 science and engineering students related to semiconductors.

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