• Officially adopted this year, the new corporate name stands for dynamic growth and commitment to usher in a new trend in the chip material industry

• In high gear on the fast track to localize high-value materials such as CMP pad, and blank mask··· to evolve into a global semiconductor ESG solution provider

SKC solmics, an investee specialized on semiconductor materials of SKC (President: Woncheol Park), is renamed SK enpulse, bracing for a new leap to join the league of global semiconductor ESG solution providers.

Officially adopted this year, SK solmics’ new corporate name, SK enpulse, is a compound word combining the English prefix ‘en’ as in ‘enable’ with ‘pulse’ indicating trend and wave. It epitomizes the company’s commitment to fostering dynamic growth and creating a new trend in the chip material industry.  

SK enpulse is the key semiconductor-making arm of SKC. The company has spearheaded the localization of fine ceramic for chip applications with over a 30-year-long R&D history. Affiliated a subsidiary of SKC in 2008, the company has been rapidly innovating its business model, expanding its reach to cover high-value chip materials including CMP pad and blank mask.

Under its new name, SK enpulse vows to put new business growth into high gear. CMP pads are used to flatten the surface of semiconductor wafers to increase the degree of integration in chips. SK enpulse has been growing fast, carving out niches as primary suppliers of SK hynix and DB HiTek in the CMP pad market, 80% of which was dominated by global chemical giant Dupont.

Blank masks serve as the canvas of the exposure step in chipmaking process where ultra-fine circuits are drawn at nanometer spacing. SK enpulse succeeded late last year in localizing high-end blank masks 90% of which was dominated by Japanese competitors. That has drawn significant attention from chipmakers.

In addition to adopting the new name, SK enpluse plans to further accelerate its growth by consummating the merger with SK telesys this February. The company will also seek to transform its identity from being a pioneer in the localization of semiconductor materials/components to a global semiconductor ESG solution provider committed to ESG management and global expansion.

“We have decided to adopt a new name aligned with SKC’s vision for the semiconductor material business and new corporate identity,” said a source in SK enpulse. “We will be reborn as a provider of high-value semiconductor materials, increasing our market cap. to 1.5 trillion won by 2025.” [End]

[SK enpluse CI]