HANMI Semiconductor said on the 16th that as the global artificial intelligence (AI) industry spreads and semiconductor demand rapidly increases, demand is growing for its core equipment, the "Micro SAW & Vision Placement (MSVP)."
MSVP is a back-end process tool that handles cutting, cleaning, drying, inspection, sorting and stacking of semiconductor packages. It is used widely not only for DRAM, NAND flash and high bandwidth memory (HBM) but also in system semiconductor production processes. The larger the AI Semiconductor and high-performance computing markets grow, the more equipment demand increases alongside related investment.
The company has maintained the No. 1 market share for 23 consecutive years since 2004, after unveiling the first generation of MSVP in 1998. The company noted that as semiconductor corporations have expanded facility investments since the end of last year, orders for MSVP have risen sharply.
The share of MSVP in total sales last year increased by about 1.8 times compared with 2024. The company expects to continue its sales growth this year as MSVP demand rises from a year earlier. As production of semiconductors for AI data centers and high-performance computing expands, the importance of securing productivity in packaging processes has grown.
According to the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the global semiconductor equipment market is projected to grow 13.7% year over year to $133 billion in 2025 on increased investment in AI-centric advanced logic, memory and advanced packaging. It is then expected to rise to $145 billion in 2026 and $156 billion in 2027, setting fresh record highs.
HANMI Semiconductor also holds the No. 1 global share at 71.2% in the TC bonder market for HBM. A HANMI Semiconductor official said, "As the AI Semiconductor market grows and semiconductor corporations increase facility investments, MSVP orders have surged since the end of last year," adding, "With continuous sales growth projected this year, we expect it to contribute significantly to improved results."