vision semicon

What vision semicon does

Vision Semicon (비전세미콘(자)) is a privately held Korean semiconductor back-end equipment manufacturer founded in 1997 and headquartered in Sejong Special Self-Governing City, with an additional branch office in Daejeon. The company designs and builds specialty capital equipment used by semiconductor packaging and electronics manufacturers, organized into five product families: plasma cleaning systems (the VSP series, with more than 20 variants spanning wafer, strip, lead-frame, and PCB formats); industrial ovens spanning vacuum, clean-room, pressure, and high-temperature configurations (VSVO, VSCO, VSPO, VSAO, VSHO); automated guided vehicles including magnetic-tape and laser-SLAM LGVs; collaborative robots (Techman Robot TM-series and Hanwha Precision Machinery HCR-series distributed under partnership); and material management subsystems (epoxy, solder ball, capillary, gold wire, stocker, and an AGV vertical battery exchanger). The Anvita droplet-blocking table is operated as a sub-brand and won the Korean Intellectual Property Office Director's Award in 2023.

The company sells directly to enterprise semiconductor and electronics customers through a sales-led motion, with named logos including Amkor, Samsung, SK hynix, LG Innotek, Signetics, NAMUGA, Hana Micron, JAHWA, JSCK, ASE-KOR, ITM, and SFA. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; equipment is custom-configured to customer specifications, and revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales rather than recurring licensing or service contracts. The company has no disclosed funding history, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no public ticker; ownership appears founder-controlled, with Yoon Tong-seop (윤통섭) serving as representative director (대표이사).

Operationally, Vision Semicon operates two Korean offices, distributes multilingual product catalogs (Korean, English, Chinese), and has received multiple Korean government and industry recognitions between 2022 and 2024, including the 2023 Global Strong Enterprise designation and Sejong City Sharing Prestige Enterprise No. 9. International outreach is exploratory (Laos embassy visit, Spanish student delegation in 2023). In November 2024, the company formalized its ESG program with a sustainability management report, ESG code, and strategy document, indicating a maturing corporate governance posture appropriate to its customer base of large publicly accountable Korean fabs.

Name

vision semicon

Legal name

비전세미콘(주)

Website

https://visionsemicon.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vision Semicon (비전세미콘) is a privately held Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturer, founded in 1997, that designs and sells plasma cleaners, industrial ovens, AGV/LGV vehicles, and collaborative robots to Korean semiconductor and electronics fabs including Samsung, SK hynix, LG Innotek, and Amkor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

NAICS

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Back-End/Advanced Packaging Equipment (Die Attach/Wire Bond/Flip-Chip/TCB) (HDAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Semiconductor manufacturing equipment
• Plasma cleaning systems
• Industrial process ovens
• Automated guided vehicles
• Collaborative robotics

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheongju

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: One-time sale of plasma cleaning equipment, industrial ovens, AGV/LGV vehicles, collaborative robots, and process automation equipment to semiconductor and electronics manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Vision Semicon designs, manufactures, and supplies specialized equipment for semiconductor manufacturing and packaging. Its portfolio includes plasma cleaners for wafer, strip, and lead frame processing; industrial ovens (standard, clean-room, vacuum, pressure, and high-temperature models); collaborative robots (Techman TM series and Hanwha HCR series); AGV/LGV automated material handling vehicles; and material management systems (epoxy, solder ball, capillary, wire, and battery management). Equipment is custom-configured for specific fab requirements and sold directly to enterprise semiconductor and electronics manufacturers.

Product overview

Vision Semicon (비전세미콘) is a semiconductor manufacturing equipment company established in 1997 offering a comprehensive portfolio of production equipment. The product lineup centers on five core categories: Plasma Cleaners (including VSP series for wafer, strip, and lead frame processing), Industrial Ovens (including standard, clean, vacuum, pressure, and high-temperature models under VSPO/VSCO/VSVO/VSAO/VSHO brands), Collaborative Robots (Techman Robot TM series and Hanwha Precision Machinery HCR series), AGV/LGV Systems (magnetic and laser-guided vehicles), and Material Management Systems (epoxy, solder ball, capillary, wire, and battery management). The Plasma Cleaner portfolio includes over 20 variants for different substrates (wafers, strips, PCBs, lead frames), while the Oven category spans standard, clean-room, vacuum, and high-temperature configurations. The company also provides turnkey automation solutions combining robots with AGV platforms for semiconductor manufacturing lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anvita: Droplet-blocking table product developed by Vision Semicon. The company received the Korean Intellectual Property Office Director's Award for this product. A product manual (Anvita Manual) was released in May 2025.

Products and services

• Plasma Cleaners (VSP series)

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Woosong University (우송대학교)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2023Academic-industry cooperation agreement signed between Woosong University and Vision Semicon. Includes student internship programs and joint research initiatives. Spanish student delegation visited the company in June 2023.
• Laos EmbassyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaos ambassador visited Vision Semicon in June 2023, indicating international cooperation and potential overseas expansion interests.
• Hanwha Precision Machinery (韩华精密机械)coreTechnology or IntegrationDistributes Hanwha's HCR series collaborative robots (HCR3, HCR5, HCR12) which are ISO 13849-1:2015 Cat3 PLd certified for safe human-robot collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Yield Engineering Systems (YES): US-based manufacturer of plasma cleaning, surface treatment, and curing/vacuum oven equipment for semiconductor and advanced packaging. Directly comparable to Vision Semicon's plasma cleaner and industrial oven portfolio.
• SÜSS MicroTec: German specialist in semiconductor back-end equipment including lithography, wafer bonding, and plasma activation systems. Comparable to Vision Semicon's surface treatment and oven offerings for advanced packaging and MEMS/LED applications.
• Shibaura Mechatronics: Japanese manufacturer of plasma etching and surface treatment equipment for semiconductor manufacturing. Closely comparable to Vision Semicon's plasma cleaner portfolio and serves similar back-end packaging customers.
• PST (Plasma Systems and Technology): Korean specialty plasma equipment manufacturer serving semiconductor manufacturing. Closely comparable to Vision Semicon in terms of niche focus, size, and Korean fab customer base.
• Hanmi Semiconductor: Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturer specializing in back-end packaging equipment including sawing, sorting, and die-bonding tools. Competes with Vision Semicon for the same Korean memory and OSAT customers (Samsung, SK hynix) and serves comparable back-end packaging workflows.
• SCREEN Holdings: Japanese manufacturer of semiconductor cleaning equipment (single-wafer and batch), which is the closest direct competitor to Vision Semicon's plasma cleaner business. Comparable customer base at advanced fabs and OSATs, though materially larger and globally diversified.
• KCTECH: Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturer specializing in cleaning, etching, and CMP equipment. Domestic Korean competitor with overlapping customer base at Samsung/SK hynix and comparable product positioning in surface treatment.

Broad incumbents

• NAURA Technology Group: Chinese semiconductor equipment manufacturer with products spanning cleaning, etching, and thermal processing. Comparable to Vision Semicon's plasma cleaning and oven offerings for memory and logic fabs at a much larger scale.
• Tokyo Electron: Global semiconductor equipment leader with broad product portfolio including plasma processing and surface treatment systems used in wafer and packaging manufacturing. Directly comparable to Vision Semicon's plasma cleaning business but at vastly larger scale across front-end and back-end.

Regional players

• SEMES: Korean semiconductor equipment manufacturer (affiliated with Samsung) providing cleaning, etching, and photolithography equipment. Comparable product portfolio but much larger scale and primarily focused on Samsung internal supply.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vision-semicon

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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