Hanwha Semitek announced on November 9 that it has appointed Jinwoo Kim as its new CEO.
The 37-year-old Kim graduated from Korea University with a degree in statistics and previously worked at global accounting and consulting firms KPMG and A.T. Kearney before joining Hanwha Group last year.
Since then, he has been responsible for strategy formulation and business management at Hanwha Semitek, driving the expansion of the semiconductor equipment business and restructuring the industrial equipment sector. He has gained experience in business strategy development and execution in the semiconductor, secondary battery, and industrial machinery sectors.
Notably, he has focused on expanding the semiconductor backend equipment market, which is Hanwha Semitek's core business, since 2025. The company recorded over 90 billion won in sales from its thermal compression (TC) bonder 'SFM5 Expert' last year. In the third quarter of this year, semiconductor equipment sales reached 84.8 billion won, a 115.2% increase compared to the same period last year.
Under Kim's leadership, Hanwha Semitek plans to expand its market for TC bonders, a key equipment for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) manufacturing, and strengthen its next-generation semiconductor equipment business, including hybrid bonders and panel-level packaging (PLP).
Following Kim's appointment, Kim Ki-cheol, who has co-led Hanwha Vision and Hanwha Semitek, will focus on expanding Hanwha Vision's business.
A Hanwha Semitek representative stated, "We expect that CEO Jinwoo Kim, who has worked hard to stabilize and expand our core businesses, including semiconductor equipment, will lead Hanwha Semitek's new growth going forward."
Meanwhile, Hanwha Semitek showcased four types of next-generation semiconductor packaging equipment, including TC bonders, hybrid bonders, and panel-level packaging equipment, at 'Semicon Taiwan 2026' held in September. The company continues to develop products targeting the high-bandwidth memory and advanced packaging markets.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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