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中文(ZH) SKC拟募资1.17万亿韩元以加速玻璃基板商业化进程

SKC raises $530M for glass substrate business via stock issuance

SKC, a subsidiary of SK Group, plans to raise 1.17 trillion Korean won (approximately 5.3 billion RMB) through a new stock issuance. A significant portion of these funds, around 589.6 billion won, will be allocated to its subsidiary Absolix to advance its glass substrate business. Absolix is already collaborating with a US semiconductor company on prototypes for next-generation communication semiconductors. AI

IMPACT Accelerates development of advanced semiconductor materials crucial for AI hardware.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for a major subsidiary of a large conglomerate to advance semiconductor manufacturing technology. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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SKC raises $530M for glass substrate business via stock issuance

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    SKC plans to raise 1.17 trillion won to accelerate glass substrate commercialization

    SK集团旗下SKC于近日宣布,计划通过发行1173万股新股,筹集1.17万亿韩元(约人民币53亿元),其中约5896亿韩元用于玻璃基板业务,将由其子公司Absolix执行。据了解,Absolix已与一家美国半导体公司启动了一个新项目,为其提供用于下一代通信半导体的非嵌入式玻璃基板原型。(财联社)