Samsung Electro-Mechanics is partnering with Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical Group to establish a joint venture (JV) for the production of “glass core,” a key material for glass substrates.

The company has signed an agreement with Dongwoo Fine-Chem, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical Group, to establish the JV “GlaSSEM” (tentative name) and secure competitiveness in glass substrate materials. The total capital contribution by the two companies will be KRW 480 billion, with Samsung Electro-Mechanics holding 66% and Dongwoo Fine-Chem 34%. The JV’s headquarters and production facilities will be located within Dongwoo Fine-Chem’s Pyeongtaek plant in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. The parties aim to complete the establishment of the corporation within this year, and, following the construction of production facilities and process stabilization, to begin full-scale operations in the second half of next year (July–December). Through this, they plan to respond proactively to demand for glass substrates.

Glass substrates have a flatter surface and less thermal deformation than conventional plastic substrates, making them a next-generation substrate considered suitable for semiconductor packages used in artificial intelligence (AI) servers and high-performance computing (HPC).

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