- CEO
- Yun-tae Lee
- Full Time Employees
- 1,417
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Address
- 222, Techno 2-ro Daejeon South Korea 34027
- IPO Date
- Jun 8, 2010
- Business
- LX Semicon Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and sells system semiconductors, primarily display driver integrated circuits (DDICs), timing controllers (T-Cons), power management ICs (PMICs), and related solutions for LCD and OLED panels; offers RealTouch chipset for in-cell touch integration, Clock Embedded Differential Signaling (CEDS) for panel-driven interfaces between timing controllers and source drivers, low-power solutions for IT devices, chip-on-film drivers, LED driver ICs, small/medium one-chip solutions, and products for applications including mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, AR/VR wearables, TVs, monitors, notebooks, kiosks, interactive whiteboards, automotive displays, home appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners, and smart IoT devices. The company operates in South Korea, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and other international markets, serving segments in mobile (38% of 2Q25 sales), TV/IT (28% each), with a focus on large DDI products comprising 50% of 2Q25 mix. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Daejeon, South Korea, LX Semicon, formerly Silicon Works Co., Ltd. until its name change in June 2021, pursues fabless operations with 1,451 employees under CEO Yuntae Lee. Recent developments include entering mass production in February 2024 with OPENEDGES Technology's 22nm LPDDR4 PHY IP licensed for premium TV display chipsets, enhancing T-Con performance through flexible PSM firmware and optimized training algorithms; launching a 14.5 billion won investment in September 2025 via the Startup Korea LX-BSK Open Innovation Fund to foster collaborations with startups in high-growth areas like heat dissipation substrates, solutions, AI, and system semiconductors; shifting strategic focus under new CEO Lee Yoon-tae by downsizing Silicon Carbide (SiC) R&D in June 2024 to prioritize thermal substrate markets; and advancing ERP migration to SAP S/4HANA for future-ready growth announced in October 2025, alongside human rights management enhancements approved by its ESG Committee in 2024.