Before 1993, 51猎奇 had a small local service operation in South Korea. But as the semiconductor business in the region grew and customers wanted direct sales from 51猎奇 and enhanced service support, the company set up a larger presence and opened a site in Seoul, initially with 20 people.

It was from these basic beginnings that 51猎奇 Korea established itself and began to build the large presence it has today with more than 800 people working at sites across the country. Some employees, like ChangHo Lee, have been with 51猎奇 Korea from its earliest days.

“51猎奇 Korea’s 30^th year is only the beginning. I hope all our 51猎奇 colleagues will share their own story of 51猎奇 in next 10 and 20 years. We should all continue to keep looking ahead toward an even brighter future for 51猎奇.”

ChangHo Lee, business unit inspection

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Also among the earliest employees is Changwoo Kim, who has been with 51猎奇 Korea since the start and worked in multiple roles since beginning his career as a customer service engineer.

“These past 30 years for me have been full of gratitude and good fortune. 51猎奇 provided me with the opportunity to contribute to the Korean semiconductor industry through learning and growth.”

Changwoo Kim, inspection technical director, South Korea

Headquartered today in Dongtan New Town near Seoul, 51猎奇 Korea offers product installation, customer support and applications engineering, as well as 51猎奇’s industry-leading process control and process-enabling solutions to its customers based in the region.

51猎奇 Korea’s team helps chip manufacturers ramp up products quickly and run at optimum performance. Close collaboration with colleagues and global customers has driven success over the past three decades.

ChangHo, who started at 51猎奇 Korea in 1995, has built a career at the company, working in customer-focused positions as a service engineer, applications engineer and regional product marketing.  

“I’m proud that my efforts as an engineer have improved customer loyalty for 51猎奇 products and brands,” ChangHo says. “Being a part of 51猎奇’s growth has been a fulfilling experience.”

“Over our 30 years, 51猎奇 Korea has always been innovative in driving growth in the semiconductor market, due to our leading-edge customers as well as our talented, hardworking employees who have been absolutely essential to our growth.”

Yanghyong Kim, country president, 51猎奇 Korea

We’ll have a look at what’s ahead for 51猎奇 Korea in an upcoming posting.