{"id":5916,"date":"2025-10-01T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T04:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semifive.com\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=5916"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T05:56:02","slug":"semifive-secures-preliminary-approval-for-kosdaq-listing","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/semifive.com\/ko\/company\/newsroom\/press-releases\/semifive-secures-preliminary-approval-for-kosdaq-listing\/","title":{"rendered":"SEMIFIVE Secures Preliminary Approval for KOSDAQ Listing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Provides AI\u00a0ASIC\u00a0solutions for fabless companies and device manufacturers<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>New order volume surges: KRW 5.7 billion (2020), KRW 28.6 billion (2022), KRW 100 billion (2024)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SEOUL, South Korea,&nbsp;Oct. 1, 2025&nbsp;\/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; SEMIFIVE<\/strong>, a global leader in custom AI semiconductor (ASIC) design, announced today that it received preliminary approval for listing on the KOSDAQ market from the Korea Exchange on September 30. Samsung Securities and UBS are serving as joint lead underwriters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 2019, SEMIFIVE has been providing comprehensive end-to-end AI&nbsp;ASIC&nbsp;solutions to a wide range of clients\u2014including fabless companies and OEM device manufacturers\u2014covering everything from AI chip specification and logic design to full production support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9baa9b4c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-accent-two-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-77a8943b58302f8dca1051ae6df9b3da wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Our vision is to lead innovation in chip design for the era of custom AI semiconductors, just as foundries drove breakthroughs in manufacturing during the age of general-purpose CPUs and GPUs,&#8221; said Brandon Cho, CEO and co-founder of SEMIFIVE. &#8220;The surge in new orders signals a new wave of innovation in design. Through this IPO, SEMIFIVE will proactively address the growing demand for AI ASICs while scaling our capabilities to grow alongside global semiconductor leaders.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The global semiconductor industry is undergoing a significant transformation. As Moore&#8217;s Law approaches its limits and the cost of AI accelerators rises sharply, demand is rapidly shifting away from general-purpose chips such as GPUs and CPUs toward customized ASICs. Capitalizing on this trend, SEMIFIVE&#8217;s new order volume has surged nearly 17-fold in just four years, increasing from KRW 5.7 billion in 2020 to KRW 28.6 billion in 2022, and reaching KRW 100 billion in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Industry experts attribute this growth to SEMIFIVE&#8217;s platform-based design strategy. The company leverages its proprietary semiconductor design platform to maximize development efficiency in both time and cost, while also offering turnkey E2E (End-to-End) solutions that support the entire chip development lifecycle\u2014from design to mass production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">SEMIFIVE&#8217;s AI&nbsp;ASIC&nbsp;business model is designed for sustainable growth: as development projects transition into mass production, revenue growth accelerates. With multiple projects currently entering the production phase, the company anticipates that its growth trajectory will gain further momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In the rapidly evolving AI semiconductor market, shortening time-to-market is key to securing competitiveness,&#8221; said a SEMIFIVE spokesperson. &#8220;SEMIFIVE is one of the few companies capable of supporting the entire AI&nbsp;ASIC&nbsp;development cycle swiftly and in accordance with customer requirements.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Building on its success in Korea, SEMIFIVE has accelerated its global expansion since 2025, securing consecutive AI semiconductor design projects from clients in the U.S., China, and Japan. Proceeds from the upcoming IPO will be used to ensure the smooth execution of SEMIFIVE&#8217;s growing pipeline of mass-production projects, accelerate R&amp;D in advanced design technologies such as chiplets, and further expand its global operations while strengthening the development of engineering talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our vision is to lead innovation in chip design for the era of custom AI semiconductors, just as foundries drove breakthroughs in manufacturing during the age of general-purpose CPUs and GPUs,&#8221; said Brandon Cho, CEO and co-founder of SEMIFIVE. &#8220;The surge in new orders signals a new wave of innovation in design. 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