Cowin Tech, a smart automation and robotics company, has signed a contract to supply robot and automation systems to a domestic semiconductor company. The recipient and detailed contract terms remain undisclosed, and the equipment is scheduled to be applied to domestic semiconductor production facilities.
Through this contract, Cowin Tech will provide a robot-based automation system utilized in the semiconductor wafer testing process. This system serves as equipment to enhance wafer transfer and processing efficiency within the process.
Based on its experience supplying transfer equipment for semiconductor wafers and MLCCs to major domestic production lines, Cowin Tech has secured automation technology that applies a design suitable for cleanroom environments and a structure that minimizes contamination.
With the recent surge in demand for AI semiconductors and the continued expansion of facility investments centered on high-performance memory, the demand for robotic automation systems applied to precision processes is also on the rise. Consequently, the adoption of Cowin Tech's related equipment is also expanding.
To respond to changes in next-generation semiconductor processes, the company is pursuing the development and commercialization of a new solution that combines an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) combined with an industrial 6-axis robot and an Overhead Transport (OHT) system. In particular, the company's self-developed OHMS is characterized by enhancing movement efficiency and flexibility between processes by combining the existing ceiling rail-based transport method with a mobile robot.
The technology was completed last year, and the goal is to expand its application to mass production lines and secure additional orders through full-scale commercialization starting this year.
Based on its experience supplying AMRs and AGVs across various industries, Cowin Tech plans to strengthen its penetration of the relevant market in response to the growing trend of facility investment centered on AI semiconductors.
Meanwhile, as the introduction of robot-based automation equipment expands alongside the recent advancement of semiconductor production processes, competition among related equipment companies is also intensifying.
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