On the 8th, semiconductor equipment company Semes announced that its semiconductor cleaning process technology has been designated as a national core technology, overseen by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and reviewed by the Industrial Technology Protection Association.
National core technology refers to industrial technologies with high technical and economic value that could significantly harm the country if leaked abroad. It was introduced in 2007 to prevent domestic and international leakage and to provide protection.
Semes's semiconductor cleaning process technology corresponds to design, process, and device technologies for DRAM at 30 nanometers or below, foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing), and 3D NAND flash with 64 layers or more, as well as three-dimensional stacking technology.
Semes is also taking steps to strengthen technology protection regulations with partners and limit access to technical data, as part of security checks and infrastructure development.
CEO Shim Sang-pil noted, “As the importance of protecting and fostering industrial technology grows day by day, we will continue to protect core process technologies and become a top-tier technology-holding corporation through applications for national strategic technology, which can receive various support benefits from the government.”