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High-tech parts suppliers to watch in 2021-The Korea Times
Eyes are on local SMEs manufacturing high-tech materials, components and equipment amid expectations of a super cycle for semiconductors this year and scaled-up government support.The semiconductor equipment market is expected to grow to $71.9 billion in 2021, up 4.3 percent from $68.9 billion in 2020. The market is forecast to grow to 76.1 billion in 2022.(omitted)NepesAlso among promising players is Nepes, a leading outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) firm.OSATs offer third-party packaging and test services for semiconductor firms. They package silicon devices that are made by foundries and test devices prior to shipping them to the market. Their role comes in the end stage of semiconductor manufacturing process after the wafer fabrication and wafer probe stages.(the rest omitted)[Source=The Korea Times https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2021/01/129_302020.html]
2021-01-06 -
Nepes strengthens Fan-Out Packaging portfolio by licensing Deca’s advanced M- Series™ technology
Upgrade business competitiveness to the next level with high reliability fan-out packaging technology Nepes(KOSDAQ: 033640), one of the top tier advanced packaging service providers, licenses advanced packaging technology from Deca Technologies and take over semiconductor packaging line. Nepes announced on 1st Oct., they have decided to license the advanced packaging technology M-Series and take over the semiconductor advanced packaging fab from Deca Technologies. Nepes will acquire Deca's wafer level chip scale production line including Fan-out wafer-level packaging(FOWLP) in support of active customers as well as enter into a technology license agreement. FOWLP is an innovative back-end technology in semiconductor manufacturing as the evolution of wafer fab technology is currently slowing down. The FOWLP is applied to advanced semiconductors enabling high integration and superior thermal dissipation characteristics and is a fast growing market with revenues expected at around $3B in 2025. FOWLP market has a high entry barrier. There are only 4 OSAT(Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test) companies with FOWLP mass production ability globally including Nepes. Nepes with plans to gain 10% of the market share within 5 years of this acquisition. Nepes is currently strengthening its portfolio to gain leadership in logic chip packaging market. In particular, Deca's FOWLP technology(M-Series™) provides high reliability, ideal for mobile chipsets with enhanced chip protection and stability. Nepes said, "This technology including M-Series™ and Adaptive Patterning™ will create strong synergy with Nepes own Panel Level Packaging(PLP) and FOWLP technology growing our leadership in advanced packaging by actively expanding Korea's ecosystem development strategy for the logic chip industry." ----------------------About NepesFounded in 1990, Nepes is a packaging solution provider in system IC. Started with chemical business, acquired US patent for solder bumping technology for semiconductors in 2004. Nepes commercialized for the first time in Korea, Plating bumping, WLP(Wafer level packaging), FOWLP(Fan-out Wafer level packaging) and PLP(Panel level packaging) technology. Providing FOWLP service to global No.1 Automotive chip maker since 2015 and enhancing PLP service leadership in global OSAT market.
2019-10-01 -
Big Potential for Fan-Out Packaging
SEOUL, Korea July 12, 2015 As a leading Korean semiconductor wafer level packaging solutions provider, nepes has been shipping automotive components packaged by FOWLP in HVM (High Volume Manufacturing) mode in accordance with German automotive makers'qualifications. nepes is gearing up for mobile RF products with an ultra-thin profile range of 200~300 μm. nepes has a proprietary feature of an embedded Cu plane inside their FOWLP as an option enabling thin profiles of less than 300 μm and possibly serving as the critical element enhancing electrical and thermal performance.nepes has been focusing on Fan-Out Wafer Level Packages (FOWLP) since 2009, offering advanced packaging solutions based on wafer level platforms, rather than conventional packaging. A big potential of Fan-Out Packaging has recently been recognized by the industry. "nepes is driving ourselves to provide value-added solutions to customers through Fan-Out WLP (Wafer Level Package) in terms of high performance, small form factor, and more importantly, integration. nepes will not overlook the cost effectiveness as Fan-Out WLP will have to compete with plastic packages like QFN, FCBGA, WLP and wire bond, and bumped types of System in Packaging (SiP)," according to nepes.nepes also successfully introduced its Via-Frame Fan-Out PKG (FOP) on a 300mm panel platform, which enables the chip to be face-up for biometric sensor applications and multipackage stack solutions.Furthermore, with capability of multiple redistribution metal layers up to 4, multiple dies embedded with dozens of passive components are integrated into a single FOWLP. This offers the simplicity of the system board design for system makers. It also allows fast development and time to market to customers where not only mobile, but also IoT, smart and electric car, and medical applications are perfectly matched. It is being commercialized now and the production information will be available soon.
2015-07-12 -
New year greeting’s message
MessageThank You & Happy New Year !!!My superstar,First of all, I'd like to say thank you very much for our last year's achievement in the face of new year like sun rising.Last year, we made outstanding growth on sales and finance. And also in spite of increasing uncertain and very rapid change of the business environment, we invested 62.4 billion won on the equipment and 9.4 billion on R&D and created new employment of 308 people for sustainable growth.Meanwhile, to realize the one of our company's mission, "The ends of the earth, contributing to regional development with providing products and services", we are building the LED manufacturing plant in Russia as well as built the semiconductor plant in Singapore.In addition, we boosted significantly brand awareness of nepes, for example, we won as a sustainable growth corporate by ministry of knowledge economy, national R&D project and consortium HRD ability magnified program.Such performance was achieved with all of our fruits with patience, passion and sweat.n family!Our business goals of this year are more than 60% of actual growth, through investment of 74 billion won on equipment, 11.7 biliion won on R&D, creation of new 500 jobs and also building a dormitory with a day care child center. We have hope, dream and Vision which are the highest gain of corporate value and individual growth.My superstar!!To achieve our business goal through making the unprecedented business environment this year steppingstone, I'd like to share new year's management policy focusing nepes 3 mission.First, weneed to realize quantum leap.This year, we will obtain the order from market and customer with accumulated technology. Quantum leap is not about knowledge and technology but about carrying out the full the belief and confidence.Under the demand and chance by global big customers, let's respond to their demand and supply enough through the quality of growth which is innovatively increasing productivity of labor and capital.My superstar!!The year will be the highest gain by accumulated technology of nepes.Don't be afraid of environment like financial crisis and global economic recession.Have a self-confidence,Think simply and clearly,Take a speedy actionLet's make the nepes's community which has the practical power to share the fruit of a seed.Second, we should still more advance to globalization.We plan to acquire a high-tech semiconductor plant in Japan and build LED manufacturing and semiconductor plant in china, followed by semiconductor plant in Singapore and LED manufacturing plant in Russia this year.Above all, it is first case that the Korean company operates the highly advanced semiconductor plant in Japan so would be risky with opportunity. But to realize one or our mission "The ends of the earth, contributing to regional development with providing products and services", we will challenge with no the difficult environment but the bright opportunity. On the other hand, many global companies are struggling in china market, but we'd like to also advance into china market withindomitablewillpowerDear N family!!!Through this globalization, we need to expand our mind, thinking and our life of boundary as well as business boundary more broadly, deeply and highly. So let's become a global leader respecting diversity and difference.Third, We should keep building the healthy financial structure.To sustain the growth, the company should keep maintaining the healthy financial structure through the business restructuring. Even though some of relatively new subsidiaries haven't fixed their target market, they have to realize the financial innovation to make profit on their income statement within Q2. Relatively smaller subsidiaries should make internal and external collaboration to double their scale of business and obtain the solid business structure.Dear N family!!Let's block out the grasshopper complex which means avoiding new challenge and the complacent about the unchangeable mind. Let's make strong business infrastructures through filling up the crevasse between the ideal and the actual target by the self-perception as superstars, together.Finally, we shouldspread the internal positive psychological capitalTo achieve the business plan through realizing above mission statement, we should spread thepositive psychological capitalas a company's forth capital. Obtaining the positive psychological capital is one of the driving forces to achieve the higher performance and the inimitable competitiveness source. In the other words, we have to have the solid team sprit which can let drive ourselves to the target together, based onthe trust of each internal men power. These make us be able to use the environment of uncertainty and fast-paced business, as a business opportunity.Today, I am announcing the Team Sprit 3.7.3which will be based on the internal trust, communication and collaboration as a this year's organizational culture and acting up nepes's company life principles, in this year.Dear, n familyFirst, TeachingTeaching and spreading over three knowledge and wisdom.Second, keeping on writing a gratitude journalKeeping on writing seven gratitude a day on my journal for myself and my family.Third, enjoying gladding to achieveEnjoying three times a day of joy by playing a leading role of the business.Let's make 3.7.3 movement of life, reborn as a high-class talented person and a masterpiece company and leading the many companies, as a helmsman in the industry.My superstarWe put our mind to pray earnestly for nepes which experiences of gratitude and joy with anointing of God with great grace everyday who helps in the time on all of us in the home and workplace of nepes, this year again.
2013-01-09 -
Lecturing at Human Resource Development(HRD) workshop sponsored by HRD Korea 2011-11-29
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Appointed as a Green Chemistry Forum Policy Committee member
For the development of chemical industry, government and academic community, industry union research forum, "Green Chemistry Forum", was launched on February 28. And Mr. Byung-Koo Lee was appointed as a policy committte member of this forum.The Policy Committee consists of the members of the National Assembly and various experts, and the committee will explore the ways to strengthen the international competitiveness of the chemical industry and future development plans and strategies, and legislative support.
2009-10-28 -
Elected as the Chief Director of Korea Specialty Chemical Research Federation
Mr. Byung-Koo Lee was elected as the first chief director of the Korea Specialty Chemical Research Federation at the inaugural general meeting on November 5th, 2008,With members of domestic specialty chemical companies, the Federation was established to lead the members to participate in domestic and international R&D projects to strengthen their competitiveness. And the Federation will initiate and financially support R&D projects for small and medium-sized chemical companies and participate in international joint R&D projects and the development of strategic technologies. In addition, the Federation plans to set up a branch in Germany, which will help domestic chemical companies to easily acquire European core technologies and strengthen their competitiveness.
2008-11-05 -
Message from CEO on Nepes 18th anniversary
I am very pleased to be able to celebrate Nepes 18th anniversary during this clear and fruitful season of the fall. First of all, I think this year is a very meaningful for Nepes because it marks the second year since we declared Nepes II and is the last toward a grown-up if comparing a person.Looking back upon the last 18 years, Nepes has grown in terms of quality and quantity; Nepes has 4 manufacturing companies and 7 factories in Korea, and 2 manufacturing companies and 3 joint ventures abroad. Based on strategic alliances with leading companies in Korea and abroad, Nepes has grown into a sound medium-sized company.I would like to give thanks to many who made it possible form the bottom of my heart. First of all, I believe that our success has been made by the grace of the God since we applied Biblical principles to our management philosophy and tried to practice them in everyday lives.And also, Nepes has been fortunate enough to have hard working executives and staffs like you. Nepes would not be as it is today without any of you. I deeply appreciate for your continuous effort and hard working.And I would like to thank our country too. Despite of all the trials and difficulties we have been through, the Korean government has offered lots of benefits and important opportunities to small and medium-sized companies like us.Lastly, I would like to appreciate our customers as well. They have given us not only nice jobs but also guidance and support so that we have improved.On the other side, I think that we should learn the lesson from the past. We have rapidly grown for a short period of time. The rapid growth caused some of side effect; huge financial damage and loss of great opportunity from careless decisions and emotional tension or even hostility between employees. For this reason, I would like to ask all of you to confess your fault in front of the God and to ask to be excused. And I hope that all of you have a chance to confess our wrongdoings and to forgive each other.Currently, we are facing a major economic crisis caused by the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. This crisis is causing wide economic fluctuation and making us hard to predict the future. In this situation, if we were a bit slow, we would be eliminated from competition right away.In the past, we caught some of great opportunities, however, we will not be able to do in the future unless we are prepared in advance and catch them at right time. As you may know, Nepes launched a 5-year business plan by 2010 to achieve sales of KRW 1 trillion in 2010 and to get into 100 largest companies in Korea. Now, we have 2 years to make this "Quantum Leap" realized. At Nepes 20th anniversary in 2010, I truly believe we would achieve this goal.To make our dream come true, I would like to propose three practical ways.Firstly, in order to be flexible to frequent changes from business environment, all of us need to change in ourselves. In other words, we need to throw away old ways of thinking or working which we used to. I expect it is not easy. Most of us tend to refuse changes, because unfamiliarity from changes is causing fear, risk, or hard work. However, please remember the saying that the bitter goes with the sweet and pleasure goes with pain. Only if overcoming fear from change, you will get more confident in yourself and there will be a huge synergy between us. And ultimately we will be able to achieve our goal by 2010.Secondly, we need to sincerely pursue for "T(togetherness)-Management," to realize the management philosophy and the vision of Nepes. As an owner of Nepes, each of us should cooperate to achieve your objective in your personal life and in turn, to meet the goal of the company. Can anyone climb Mt. Everest by yourself? You can make it only with the help from others. Similarly, we can not do everything all alone. If you make a decision by yourself without cooperation or discussion with other members of the company, you will lose opportunities in many times. It will do harm to the company itself. Consequently, working alone means being arrogant. It's silly. Your colleague next to you is there to help you and you should be there for him too.Success can be defined in many ways, but some people define it as ‘taking the initiative'. You can not take the lead every time for yourself because you are strong in some aspects but you are not in others. Therefore, you should cooperate to take the initiative all the time. By putting the slogan of ‘Cannot Do It Alone' into practice, we will be able to cope with the rapid changes in business conditions with strength, as one organization.Thirdly, we need to actively follow "Nepes Way" to feel proud of being a Nepes employee. And we need to strengthen Nepes culture with our unique and original ideas from enjoying it. Indifference is one of the most dangerous things to a community or a company. For the prosperity of the company, we should actively participate in company activities and events, through which we can openly express our opinions and improve our relationship with the colleagues. Daily music class, "I" training, monthly church service, work club activities, and trainings done in the Nepes learning center are good examples of the Nepes Way. They would be helpful for cultivating personality and making our working place more interesting and exciting due to deepened friendliness among colleagues. At the same time, we will be able to develop our problem solving skill through those activities.When we vigorously practice three keywords(Change=1W, T-Management, Nepes Way) mentioned so far into our daily lives, we will have many things to be thankful for. We will make wonder of taking the lead even in a difficult business environment and be summoned by the times. I am pretty sure that all of us will become the one that our country and the world needs in hard times.Finally, I would like to give my sincere thanks to all of you who have given so much of yourselves to make Nepes as it is today, and wish God's blessings for you and your families.Thank you very much.October 24, 2008
2008-10-24 -
Receiving honorary citizenship of Yixing, China
?On October 18th, 2008, the People's Government of Yixing, Jiangsu, China granted honorary citizenship to Mr. Byung-Koo Lee. Mr. Wang Jung-So, who conferred the citizenship on Mr. Lee, said that he was deeply impressed by Mr. Lee's management philosophy and hoped that Yixing could attract Nepes to the town regardless of whether it is for investment or not."
2008-10-18 -
Lecturing a “CEO Management Class” at Business School of Ewha Women’s University
On October 10th, 2008, as a part-time professor of the Business School of Ewha Women's University, Mr. Lee gave a lecture for his second semester. The topic was "The Key Words of Management." Mr. Lee delivered his management know-how to his students with introducing Nepes examples of cultivating leadership and organizational culture.
2008-10-10 -
Lecturing at the group leaders’ workshop in the second half of 2008
What is our future?The management philosophy conceptualizes the reason why we exist, what we should do during our lives, and what life is. That is, the management philosophy is connected with our personal vision and personal lives as well as the company vision and our working lives. If these two sides of life are not well connected, it is not easy for us to find pleasure or even to stay in the working place. Therefore, we should take the management philosophy as a foundation of our lives through constant learning and practice.Can not do it Alone (New person)Life is like a series of questions. In the process of solving these questions, you will find the reason why you exist. Problems you face are obstacles in your life, but you need to be wise enough to solve and transform them into stepping-stones for tomorrow. And then, how can you solve series of problems faster, more easily and effectively in this information age?Cooperation is one necessary condition. Cooperation starts from trust in your counterparts and trust comes from honesty and sacrifice(initiative). Don't start by taking one. Instead, give two first. Let's have a firm belief that once you give, you will be compensated.Intellectual capability is another . It comes from self-education through steady reading. That is the reason why we do the "I" training and trainings in the Nepes training center. Continuous learning improves your personal value and the value of the company as a whole, which will lead us to truly cooperate with the customers and finally make them to come to us by themselves.Physical ability is the last. Only if you are physically healthy, you can cooperate and improve your intellectual capability.To solve series of problems wisely, these three conditions should be balanced off. And you should share the value increase from solving problems with your colleagues.Creation of advent future(New dream)Nepes 2008 T-Management Scheme suggests the creation of customer value (Value), the creation of advent future (Process), and the maturity of human value (Personnel).What is the advent future'?We have conscious and sub-conscious. The potential of our spirit is huge. The sub-conscious is called ‘tacit knowledge', which is very powerful. However, it is generally said that we only use 5~6% of our sub-conscious during our lifetime. If thoughts in your conscious are carved in your sub-conscious, they will come true in real life. In other words, if you are concentrated and carve your dream in your conscious as if it was happening right now, it will get crammed into your sub-consciousness and it become real.When setting a stretch goal in our business plan, it is important that you believe the goal will be met. It might be vague in the beginning, but if you keep shaping a clear picture of it in your mind, you will never fail. When you are planning, you should always do with confidence in that the plan will definitely be achieved.The same goes for praying. If you pray to God for what you want with all your heart, it will come true. If it doesn't, you must have doubted, or the plan might have not been concrete, or you might have not been focused. Think of the goal concretely, imagine that it has been realized, and act accordingly. Like the phrase in the Bible, ‘Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you,' you must not have any doubt at all, and imagine that your wish has really come true.Start to imagine sales have doubled. And use this rule when you give instructions to your subordinates. The more concrete your instructions are, the more persuasive they are.Measuring the value (Success experience)Insufficient skill in measuring the value is one of our weaknesses. It is common that we measure the value when everything is done. However, not only consequences but also process is part of success experience. And a big success can be accomplished with a series of small successes. Following this philosophy, Nepes is offering classes such as 6-sigma or presentation skill up and so on. However, simply taking such classes is not enough. Instead, you need to measure the value by yourself through looking at the trend. You can understand whether you have improved, or worsened only in comparison with the general trend. Therefore, you need to collect data enough to figure out the trend and measure the value comparing with it. That is the reason why ERP is important. You can easily collect and utilize data using ERP to measure the value and choose a direction. Once the value is measured correctly, you can fully enjoy yourself and fairly be compensated. Therefore, you need to be sensitive to the numbers all the time. You need to try to memorize them and pay careful attention to them. We need to know how much volume we produce and how much profit we earn this month. Numbers are the important tool for value measurement.
2008-08-01