- CEO
- Joon-Hyun Baek
- Full Time Employees
- 70
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Address
- Seongnam-si South Korea
- IPO Date
- Mar 7, 2023
- Business
- Zaram Technology, Inc. (KRX: 389020) is a South Korea-based fabless semiconductor design and telecommunications equipment company specializing in low-power communication systems-on-chip (SoCs), optical transceivers, and broadband network connectivity solutions. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, the company develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-speed telecommunications hardware and custom integrated circuits for telecommunications service providers, network equipment original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), enterprise data centers, and industrial automation clients across domestic and international markets, including the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. The company operates through core business segments encompassing optical communications, broadband access semiconductors, custom ASIC development, automotive networking, and next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) processing. Zaram Technology offers a systematic portfolio of products and services that includes: proprietary 10-Gigabit Symmetrical Passive Optical Network (XGS-PON) System-on-Chip (SoC) semiconductors such as the ZX300 processor series; pluggable optical network unit (ONU) devices, featuring integrated XGS-PON SFP+ stick modules designed for Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and 5G/6G wireless fronthaul and backhaul deployments; advanced next-generation optical access intellectual property (IP), including 25GS-PON and 50G-PON architectures; optical transceivers spanning 1 Gbps to 100 Gbps form factors for optical-to-electrical signal conversion in mobile base stations, metro networks, and data center infrastructures; G.hn-standard GiGaWire solutions engineered to deliver gigabit broadband speeds across legacy copper telephone lines and coaxial wiring; full-custom Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and System-on-Chip design, verification, and turnkey manufacturing services; mobility-grade high-speed Ethernet switch SoCs and in-vehicle networking processors for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs); and ultra-low-power edge computing processors utilizing open-source RISC-V architectures and neuromorphic processing engines for on-device AI applications. In recent developments, Zaram Technology has transitioned its proprietary XGS-PON stick ONU product lines into commercial mass production, securing recurring volume production orders from global telecommunications equipment providers. The company has expanded its strategic footprint in the mobility and artificial intelligence semiconductor sectors, serving as the lead organization on South Korean government-backed research and development consortiums to develop automotive Ethernet switch SoCs and in-vehicle communication semiconductors through 2026 and 2028. Additionally, Zaram Technology has advanced strategic research collaborations with global AI technology partners, such as Numenta, to develop RISC-V-based neuromorphic AI coprocessors, while strategically reallocating specialized engineering and development resources to accelerate the commercialization of its on-device AI and automotive semiconductor divisions following the contractual realignment of secondary legacy custom chip design programs.