HANMI Semiconductor Acquires 50 Billion Won in SpaceX Shares... "Investing in Growth Potential in AI and Aerospace"

[Financial News] HANMI Semiconductor has made an investment of about 50 billion won in SpaceX, the U.S. private space company led by Elon Musk. The market sees it as a strategic move focused on the growth potential of artificial intelligence (AI), satellite communications, and the aerospace industry.
HANMI Semiconductor disclosed on the 15th through the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS)'s electronic disclosure system, DART, that it acquired 215,600 SpaceX shares for 50,007,796,333 won.
According to the filing, the planned acquisition date was the 13th, and the board resolution was passed a day earlier, on the 12th. The shares were purchased on the open market.
With this investment, HANMI Semiconductor's holdings in SpaceX have increased to 215,600 shares. The stake stands at 0.002%. The investment amount is equivalent to 7.24% of HANMI Semiconductor's 690.3 billion won in equity capital.
HANMI Semiconductor explained the purpose of the investment as "an investment in Elon Musk's Terafab and SpaceX's future growth potential, driven by explosive demand in AI, satellite communications, aerospace, and advanced semiconductors."

SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is the world's largest private space company and leads the space launch market based on reusable rocket technology. It is also expanding its global communications infrastructure business through Starlink, its satellite internet service.
As the AI industry grows rapidly and demand for data centers and network connectivity surges, the importance of satellite communications and space-based networks is also rising. As a result, SpaceX is increasingly viewed as a core infrastructure company for the AI era, not just a space company.
In the market, HANMI Semiconductor's latest investment is seen as part of a strategy to secure a foothold in future growth industries. Analysts say the company made a preemptive bet on the expansion of AI semiconductor demand, Elon Musk's planned mega semiconductor manufacturing project known as Terafab, and SpaceX's growth potential.
y27k@fnnews.com Seo Yoon-kyung Reporter