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[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Kim Kyung-taek - System semiconductor design specialist CoAsia is joining hands with the Indian government to promote the local semiconductor industry. CoAsia announced on the 26th that it has signed a business agreement (MOU) with the Semiconductor Fabless Accelerator Lab (SFAL), a fabless support association in India.With this agreement as a starting point, CoAsia plans to accelerate its entry into the Indian market. The company plans to establish a local office in Delhi, India, as a key hub and accelerate cooperation with SFAL and Samsung Foundry towards product development.In particular, through collaboration with SFAL, CoAsia plans to actively participate in semiconductor-related projects in India, such as securing IT human resources, discovering promising local fabless startups and IP (design assets) companies, collaborating with global partners of SFAL, and participating in government-supported projects. CoAsia expects various business opportunities to arise in the future, especially as the Indian government directly leads SFAL with the goal of fostering the semiconductor industry.SFAL is a fabless industry support association operated by the Indian government. It is responsible for promoting local fabless startups, encouraging the creation and development of semiconductor products and IPs, and building the semiconductor ecosystem with government support. In addition, various support measures are being implemented to foster the local semiconductor industry in India, including matching demand and supply companies, semiconductor-related education programs, and workforce development. A CoAsia official said, "India is actively promoting semiconductor industry development at the government level, recognizing that entry into the semiconductor industry is essential for its growth as a future advanced industrial nation." He added, "With SFAL playing a key role in this national initiative, we expect this agreement to lay the groundwork for CoAsia's rapid entry into the growing Indian market."

[SEOUL=NEWSPIM] Yohan Bae = KOSDAQ-listed CoAsia announced on the 16th that it will participate in the 'Arm Tech Symposia 2023' held by Arm, the world's largest semiconductor IP company.  'ARM Tech Symposia 2023' will be held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 16th. The event, which is held every year, brings together semiconductor companies and experts from around the world, including hardware, software, foundries, and semiconductor manufacturers, to discuss the latest industry trends and next-generation prospects. In particular, this year, it will be held in a total of 7 cities in 4 cities in Asia, the largest ever.  CoAsia plans to attend events held in Korea, China, and Taiwan and set up individual booths to introduce technology. At this event, the plan is to discover potential global customers and lay the foundation for expanding practical business based on Arm's status as a core partner.In particular, the company plans to announce a design solution that emphasizes CoAsia's unique technological capabilities under the theme of 'Automotive SoC Design Platform with FuSa' in line with the characteristics and requirements of the latest Automotive SoC in the tech session, drawing advance attention from potential customers. reported.   In 2020, CoAsia was selected as a 'SoC design partner' among Arm's design partners (AADP). SoC design partners are core partners responsible for everything from front-end process design to back-end process design related to Arm IP, and are entitled to freely use design assets and development tools, including Arm's intellectual property rights (IP). A CoAsia official said, "We plan to have our differentiated SoC design platform and technology verified by potential customers and further solidify our partnership at this global event, which will be held on the largest scale ever, as we have carried out various global projects ranging from automotive semiconductors to HPC." As the semiconductor industry, which has been gradually attracting attention since the second half of this year, is expected to serve as a good opportunity for next year's business plan, this 'Arm Tech Symposia 2023' will provide an opportunity to further expand the global business base. “It is,” he said. CoAsia, which owns CoAsia SEMI (system semiconductor foundry design solution) and CoAsia Nexell (SoC design platform and solution service) as its system semiconductor subsidiaries, is an official design solution partner for Arm's 'SoC design partner' and Samsung Electronics foundry's 'SAFE Program'. Based on this, we are working on turnkey development projects for system semiconductors for many global companies, including advanced process AI and automotive semiconductors.

Samsung Electronics, Inova Semiconductors and CoAsia SEMI, collaborating to introduce ISELED products utilizing Samsungs Semiconductors technologies and CoAsia SEMI services. On 8th August the companies have announced that Inova Semiconductors intends to produce its ISELED smart LED controller products also at Samsung Foundry in Korea as multi source to their existing foundry. The start of long-term mass production is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2024.Inova's ISELED technology - also called the “Digital LED” – is already being used on a large scale by numerous car manufacturers in Europe, but above all in Asia. Thanks to the simplicity of use - there is no need for binning or user-calibration - and the trend to central/domain-based architectures ISELED is penetrating the market very quickly. Fully supported by the ISELED Alliance, a consortium of more than 50 lighting companies from around the globe – major Tier 1s, equipment manufacturers, light designers a.o. – Inova assumes that the mark of one billion ISELED chips per year will already be reached in 2026.Mr. Robert Kraus, CEO of Inova, stated, "With the high acceptance of ISELED especially in Asia and the enormous growth rates which far exceed even optimistic expectations we simply have to ensure that we can always reliably supply our global automotive customers. As more we are happy that we soon can strengthen our supply chain through Samsung Foundry as an additional source with CoAsia SEMI as DSP (Design Solution Partner) of Samsung Foundry supporting the effort”.Gibong Jeong, Executive Vice President and head of Foundry Business Development Team at Samsung Electronics commented, "Automotive semiconductors are a field that requires technological stability and reliability based on research and development experience. We hope that new automotive customers like Inova can lead the innovation and technological development of next-generation future cars based on Samsung Foundry's process technology leadership."Mr. Shin Dong-Soo, the President of CoAsia's Semiconductor Business Division, said, "Through this contract with Inova, we have established a closer relationship with the German automotive industry. We will actively respond to the increasing demand for various automotive semiconductor applications and continue to create sustainable future value through a win-win partnership with Samsung Foundry."