Samhwa Paint to Supply Key Semiconductor Packaging Material MMB to Samsung SDI

Development of High-Performance MMB Through Joint R&D with Samsung SDI
Preparing to Transition into a Global Total Chemical Company

Samhwa Paint Industrial announced on March 6 that, together with Samsung SDI, it has completed the development of high-performance MMB (Melt Master Batch), a key next-generation semiconductor packaging material, and has begun mass production and supply.

Samhwa Paint and Samsung SDI succeeded in developing high-performance MMB after continuous research and development. This achievement comes after the two companies agreed last April to jointly develop the composition of EMC (Epoxy Molding Compound), an epoxy sealant for semiconductor packaging.

The product will be supplied to Samsung SDI and adopted for core AP packaging in newly launched mobile devices. Samhwa Paint expects the material to be applied to DRAM and NAND memory for mobile and AI servers in the future.

With the recent advancement of the AI industry, semiconductors are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. To realize high-performance semiconductors, finer circuit patterns and high integration by stacking chips are essential. While high integration improves semiconductor performance, it also leads to decreased durability due to heat generation and increased power consumption. EMC is one of the materials used to effectively control these issues.

The MMB developed by the two companies is an intermediate product used to make EMC and plays a key role in ensuring uniform quality. The companies applied pre-reaction technology, in which they directly synthesize special resins and additives, to maximize chemical stability and component uniformity. This is a core technology that surpasses the conventional dry blend method, which simply mixes raw materials. As a result, it prevents warpage in semiconductors and significantly improves moisture resistance and heat dissipation performance.

Samhwa Paint made bold investments in facilities to manufacture high-purity MMB. This was to establish a strict foreign substance management system required for high-end semiconductor processes. The company introduced dedicated reaction equipment, grinders, and filters to complete its proprietary high-purity MMB manufacturing system, thereby increasing production yield and minimizing defect rates.

A representative from Samhwa Paint stated, "The development of this MMB is a meaningful achievement that proves our outstanding technological capabilities in a semiconductor materials market once dominated by global corporations," adding, "We plan to further strengthen our electronic materials business, such as secondary batteries, expanding beyond paint manufacturing to become a global total chemical company."

Samhwa Paint is accelerating its business portfolio transition to electronic materials and energy materials, as well as PCM rebalancing, in order to proactively respond to internal and external uncertainties such as the construction market downturn and high exchange rates, and to secure sustainable future growth drivers.

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