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Korea Buyers Guide e-Newletter Issue No. 450
Special Report

South Korea will be the ninth country achieving $1 trillion trade volume at least late December this year
South Korea will this year become the ninth country with annual exports and imports exceeding US $1 trillion, despite the global financial crisis, following the historical path of the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the UK, China, Italy, and Dutch. Currently, some local flagship industrial.....
The new high-performance PM830 SSDs
Samsung¡¯s new high-speed SSDs are ideally suited for use in high performance OEM notebooks and tablets. Sample production of the SATA III 512GB SSDs began in May this year. The new drives are expected to replace SATA IIbased SSDs by year-end.
Samsung Develops Industry¡¯s First LPDDR3 DRAM, Using 30nm-class Process Technology
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, has developed the industry¡¯s first monolithic four gigabit (Gb) LPDDR3 (low power double-data-rate 3) using 30 nanometer (nm) class* technology for high-end mobile applications such as smartphones and tablet PCs.
Samsung Elec. to release 20-nano LPDDR3 memory chips next year
South Korea¡¯s Samsung Electronics developed the world¡¯s first 20-nano 4 Gb (gigabyte) DDR3 SDRAM chips, a memory semiconductor product used in computer servers. The new product will be released into the market next year. Samsung¡¯s newest low-power DDR3 chip (LPDDR3) features cutting-edge technology that allows a 3.5 times faster processing speed while cutting down on memory-related power usage by more than 80 percent.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, enhancing offshore plant business
As one of South Korea¡¯s three major shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) recently is spurring its efforts to enhance the offshore plant business.
LNG Carrier
Headquartered in Seoul, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. has a shipyard on Geoje Island on the southern tip of the Korea peninsula and maintains business relationships with major shipping and oil companies all over the world.
Drillship & LNG-FPSO
Samsung Heavy Industries has already built the world's largest number of ships in the drill ship and FPSO sectors, and has demonstrated excellent turnkey production capability in fixed platforms, TLP and LNG-FPSO by securing the top-side design and construction technology, which is the key to offshore facilities, based on the shipbuilding technology expertise that it has accumulated over the years.
Desalination Plants
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. is one of the few companies in the world that has proprietary technologies for all three desalination types: Multi-Stage Flashing (MSF), Multi-Effect Distillation (MED), and Reverse Osmosis (RO).
Heat Recovery Steam Generator(HRSG)
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. is a leading global engineering, procurement and construction contractor for power plants. The company is also gaining global prominence as a supplier of turbines and major components and equipment for the nuclear, thermal and hydro-electric power industries.
Tuner
Since it was established in 1970 as an affiliate of LG group, one of the largest business groups in Korea, LG Innotek has produced various electronics and IT components including tuner, power motor, LCD module, LED, cameral module, wireless communication parts, and automotive electric parts.
Modulator & ODD Motor
LG Innotek is also professionally involved in manufacturing the world¡¯s highest-class network equipment such as modulators and ODD motors. This network equipment is a cutting-edge component converting multi-media signal to high frequency(RF) signals. It is built in Set Top Box, VCR, VCP, etc. to convert visual and audio signals regenerated from relevant devices for users to be able to watch and hear from image devices like TV.
Flip Chip Bonder
Established in 1980, Hanmi semiconductor has grown up as one of the leading global companies manufacturing equipment in the fields of semiconductors, PVs, LEDs and PCBs. The company covers all processes such as design, development, fabrication, assembly, installation, training, and after-sales service, thus ensuring the highest quality.
Samsung SDI, to Top 1 bn Cell Production
Samsung SDI, a subsidiary of the South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group, will surpass annual production of one billion cells by the end of this year, a new milestone to be achieved by the world¡¯s largest secondary-battery producer. Samsung SDI is estimated to churn out more than one billion cells ithin this year, according to a report released by Japan¡¯s Institute of Information Technology (IIT).
Semiconductor Equipments
JUSUNG has unique technology for dealing with film deposition equipment for semiconductor elements, including selective semi-spherical silicon deposition and atomic layer deposition, and the company was recognized as the No.1 in global market share by an independent international research organization.
Container Ship
The HMD has been acknowledged as one of the leading and most versatile shipbuilders in the sectors of medium-sized conventional ships and specialized vessels.
Product/Chemical Tanker
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (hereinafter called the ¡°HMD¡±) started as a ship repair yard in 1975 and started its new shipbuilding in 1996. Now the HMD is a global leading shipbuilder of medium-sized vessels with the highest quality. The HMD has delivered more than 500 ships since 1996.
Security Solution for Online Games
As a leading innovator in the information security arena since 1995, AhnLab develops cutting-edge technologies and services to meet today¡¯s dynamic security requirements, ensure business continuity for its clients, and contribute to a safe computing environment for all.
PLC Splitter & 10G APD Module
Wooriro Optical Telecom was started as an optical telecommunication total solution company for the optical telecommunication components market in 1998, and is one of the rapidly growing companies in the field on a basis of stable supply, excellent quality, development of various new technologies and solutions.
2xnm 64Gb based e-NAND (eMMC)
Hynix has successfully developed high performance e-NAND (eMMC) products based on 2xnm 64Gb MLC (Multi Level Cell) NAND Flash components. The highly integrated eMMC in 16-64GB densities are compatible with JEDEC eMMC 4.41, the international standard for embedded multimedia cards.
World¡¯s First 4xnm 1GB GDDR5
As one of the world¡¯s top-tier memory semiconductor suppliers, Hynix Semiconductor Inc. offers Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (¡°DRAMs¡±), Flash memory chips (¡°NAND Flash¡±) and CMOS Image Sensor (¡°CIS¡±) to a wide range of distinguished customers globally.
Solar Cell
Hyundai Heavy Industries has earned a high reputation among power utilities around the world through the design and manufacture of high-quality electrical equipment including transformers, GIS, switchgear, motors and products for photovoltaic and wind power.
Hyundai Heavy to Seize U.S. Transformer Market
South Korea¡¯s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) started breaking into the transformer market in North America on completion of its transformer factories in the United States in November this year Hyundai¡¯s move is a part of its strategy to diversify its group portfolio centering on the shipping sector, by investing in electronic systems that produce transformers and circuit breakers.
Compressor
The Compressor unit receives low-temperature and lowpressure refrigerant that is converted into high-pressure gas and relayed to the condenser. The compressor is an integral component of the airconditioning system, functioning like the heart of the human body, along with adjusting its operational level based on engine load.
Air-Conditioning & Heating System
Since its founding on March 11, 1986, HCC has developed and produced a wide range of cuttingedge auto climate-control products, such as air-conditioning systems, cooling modules, compressors and heat exchangers. Indeed, HCC has significantly contributed to the development of Korea¡¯s automotive industry.

Korea¡¯s Superb Companies Contributed to Opening the $1 Trillion Trade Era
South Korea¡¯s trade volume reaching $1 trillion, which is almost a miracle that has significance not only for Korea but for developing countries, Korea International Trade Association chairman SaKong Il said at a global conference on ¡°New Vision for Korea¡¯s Trade in the One-Trillion-Dollar Trade .....
Musical Instruments
As one of the world¡¯s largest and most experienced manufacturers of musical instruments, Samick provides fretted instruments and pianos ranging from high-quality, feature-rich entry level instruments, to worldclass acoustic and digital pianos worldwide.
low-speed Silent Juicer
NUC Electronics is a manufacturer and exporter of small specialty electrical household appliances for nutrition-minded consumers. With its mission to design and manufacture home appliances with the users' health in mind, NUC has made innovative, high quality ¡®health-food¡¯ appliances since 1978, such as juice extractors, blenders, yogurt makers, food processors, dehydrators and soymilk makers.
Outdoor Footwear
TrekSta is a manufacturer of technical outdoor footwear. Particularly, owing to its unparalleled high-quality products and constant innovation, the company¡¯s outdoor footwear has gained great customer confidence and high brand recognition among local consumers. Currently, TrekSta outdoor footwear sells in more than 20 countries around the world.
Thermal Massage Bed
Ceragem is a healthcare company specializing in developing and manufacturing thermal massage beds. The company introduced automatic thermal massage beds for the first time in the world in 1998, and saw the market share of its thermal massage bed ranked No.1 in the global market in 2007. It has enjoyed an annual growth by 45 percent for the past five years.
Stove
Paseco¡¯s Kerona is one of the best-known stove brands with a staggering market share of 50% in the world market. The Kerona heater has very stable combustion and uses non-electric thermal control as asafety device. The convention-type heater provides safe, efficient and comfortable qualities, warming the space better than any other heaters.
Infrared Thermometer
HuBDIC¡¯s non-contact infrared thermometer (FS-700) measures body temperature in just one second without touching the skin. The non-invasive and non-contact thermometer enables people to check the body temperature of achild or baby easily, accurately and instantly without concern about cross contamination.

Cover Story

Wide array of South Korean Consumer Electronics Items to be on Show at the Upcoming CES2012
For the upcoming 2012 edition of CES in, many of South Korea¡¯s consumer electronics makers decided to unveil their wide array of consumer electronics items. Given that the overall global industries are still affected the instability of the global financial system caused by some European countrie.....
HD Video Surveillance Camera
M&C Technology has been marketing its state of- the art HD video surveillance camera and network video recorder, under the brand names of ¡°NCAM-180¡± and ¡°NVR-180,¡± respectively. The company¡¯s megapixel network camera called ¡°NCAM Series¡± ensures a highly enhanced performance in professional video surveillance.
Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
Yujin Robot has been developing and manufacturing such various kinds of robots and related systems as cleaning robots, industrial robots, automation equipment systems, network home robots and other industrial field robots. The company thereby improves the lives of people engaged in the specific application areas of those robots and systems by performing dangerous and difficult tasks in a wide range on their behalf.
Anion LED Desk Lamp
Over the past 21 years, Dadam Design Associates has been offering a full range of industrial products designed to be conspicuously differently from comparable ones, based upon a comprehensive understanding of clients¡¯ needs and the market. It has thus grown into one of the most innovative and creative players in its field in the local market.
Explosion-Proof Camera Housing
An explosionproof camera housing maker, Yujin System¡¯s competitive model of YEXH-1500A is well-known for its distinguished feature that it is applicable to places needing explosion-proofing for indoors and outdoors with the help of its material aluminum.
Mass-Storage Device
Turret 4U is Colossus¡¯ hot item used as a mass-storage device for personal users. The built-in microprocessor supplies power based upon the interaction with HDD to prevent HDD recognition failure and data loss due to overload of built-in power in the initial stage of HDD recognition.
Phonestand
iClooly Corporation has been committed to designing and producing smartphones and tablet accessories since its founding in 2006, with the basic business slogan of ¡°More Useful, ¡°More Stylish.¡± Currently, the company exports its flagship items under the brand names of Iclooly and Antibac to 24 nations.
Wireless Presenter, X-pointers
Chois Technology has been consistently committed to manufacturing the nation¡¯s highest level RF wireless presenters and remote solutions since 2001, leading the development and marketing of their related technology and solutions.
UV Sterilizer
Enputech¡¯s PureLight DC, one of the company¡¯s flagship ultraviolet (UV) sterilizers, is selling briskly due to its outstanding feature of using 100% chemical-free UV-C sterilization to sanitize objects and surfaces. It can be easily used to sanitize objects like pillows, mattresses, countertops, keyboards and toilets.

Export Leader

[CU Medical Systems, Inc.] Automated External Defibrillators
CU Medical Systems, Inc. is a high-tech company involved in the design, development, manufacture, selling and service of emergency medical devices with the latest IT technology. Established in 2001, the company succeeded in developing AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) that makes it possible for.....

Industry Trends

LCD industry sees slight output growth in Q4 despite deteriorating market condition
The global LCD production is projected to grow by a narrow margin in the fourth quarter (Q4) in spite of the worst market condition ever. Last month¡¯s average operating ratio of LCD panel makers world-wide was at 75 percent, up seven percent point from September¡¯s 68 percent, according to the Disp.....

KEPCO KDN

The Distribution Automation System(DAS)
[INQ. NO. E16] The Distribution Automation System (DAS) is a real-time monitoring system on field operation status of distribution facilities such as D/L condition, voltage/current, and problem status acquired from FRTU to provide such information to the central control system through various commun.....

Spotlight

With the Ratification of the Korea-U.S. FTA, the Korean Economy Faces a Turning Point
On Nov. 22, the National Assembly in South Korea ratified the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, which had been delayed about four years, and the deal signed in 2007 is expected to go into effect in January next year. There are pros and cons of the deal being cited in the nation. Supporters point o.....

FTA Feature

The KORUS FTA will facilitate the overall growth of local economy
With the long-stalled KORUS FTA now finally ratified, South Korea¡¯s gross domestic product(GDP) is estimated to increase by a maximum of 5.66 percent over the next decade, generating up to 350,000 new jobs. The expected increased exports to the United States are predicted to boost the nation¡¯s yea.....

 

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