SEOUL, South Korea and SAN JOSE, Calif. and SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation ("MagnaChip") (NYSE: MX), a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced today that it will be holding a Foundry Technology Symposium at the Ritz-Carlton in Shenzhen, China, on November 10, 2015. After holding a successful Foundry Technology symposium in Shanghai, China, on September 22, 2015, this second technology symposium in China is part of MagnaChip's global foundry strategy to specifically increase MagnaChip's brand awareness in the Chinese market.
Major topics to be discussed are MagnaChip's current and future semiconductor foundry business roadmap, specialty technology processes, target applications and end-markets. This symposium is a direct response to the increased interest and demand coming from our Chinese fabless customers for advanced analog and mixed-signal specialized foundry technologies.
During the symposium in Shenzhen, MagnaChip, which is the largest Korea-based analog and mixed-signal foundry service provider, will highlight its technology portfolio with discussions focused on mixed-signal, low power technologies in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD) for high-performance analog and power management applications, Ultra-High Voltage (UHV) and Non-Volatile Memory (NVM). In addition, MagnaChip will present technologies used in applications including smartphones, tablet PCs, automotive, LED lighting, consumer wearables and IoT. MagnaChip will also showcase its customer-friendly design environment and an on-line customer service tool known as "iFoundry".
"We hope that this Foundry Technology Symposium in Shenzhen, which is a direct follow-up of our successful event in Shanghai, will better position us to understand our customer's needs in China," said YJ Kim, Chief Executive Officer of MagnaChip. "As this is the fifth event we've had this year, with our technology symposiums held in Taiwan, the United States and now in Shenzhen, China, we strongly believe that we will be able to better serve our global customers with our long history of providing successful foundry service and our deep technological expertise."
A multitude of fabless companies, IDMs (Integrated Device Manufacturers) and other semiconductor companies are expected to attend MagnaChip's Shanghai technology symposium. To sign up for the event, and to receive more detailed information regarding the symposium, please visit www.magnachip.com or ifoundry.magnachip.com.
About MagnaChip Semiconductor
Headquartered in South Korea, MagnaChip Semiconductor is a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications. MagnaChip Semiconductor believes it has one of the broadest and deepest ranges of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platforms in the industry, supported by its 30-year operating history, a large portfolio of registered and pending patents and extensive engineering and manufacturing process expertise. For more information, please visit www.magnachip.com.