[금일 산업계 주요기사] Krafton,’unprecedented’ increase in annual salary of tens of millions of won… 171 models including Hyundai Motors, defect discovery’recall’, etc.

【Youth Daily】 Krafton introduces the highest level of basic pay and incentives in the game industry. In the case of annual salary, 20 million won for the development workers and 15 million won for the non-development workers are raised.

A manufacturing defect was discovered in 171 models, including Hyundai’s Tucson, Kia’s Stinger, Mercedes E300, and Honda Accord, and was recalled. Vehicles subject to recall can be repaired free of charge at the manufacturer/seller service center.

As Korean Air is in charge of transporting Pfizer’s Corona 19 vaccine, which will be introduced for the first time in Korea, attention is focused on Korean Air’s ability to transport vaccines. Pfizer vaccine is sensitive to temperature and vibration, so special attention is required.

As semiconductor demand surpassed supply in the first quarter of this year, it was predicted that the sales of the top 10 global semiconductor consignment manufacturing (foundries) companies would increase by 20% compared to the previous year.

Hyun-sik Cho, Vice-Chairman of Korea & Company (formerly Korea Technology Group), announced that he would take responsibility for the recent dispute over the management rights of the Hankook Tire family and resign, but the management rights dispute between the brothers does not subside.

◆ “20 million development jobs, 15 million non-development jobs ↑”… Krafton raises salary

On the 25th, Krafton announced this year’s management policy through’Krafton Live Talk’, an internal communication program. As the most important change, the organizational management method that was’project-oriented’ shifts the weight to’personnel-centered’.

To this end, full investment is made to existing members and newly recruited talents. In 2021, the annual salaries of the developing and non-development workers were increased by 20 million won and 15 million won. For new college graduates, the annual salary is set at 60 million won and 50 million won respectively, establishing the highest level of basic wage system in the game industry. The number of open recruitment is also planned to be significantly expanded to hundreds of people.

Introduction of a system to strengthen game production capabilities. Established’PD Training Program’ in which CEO Kim and senior PD directly participate. The’Challengers Room’ is newly established, and talents who are not assigned to the official project can form their own projects or teams.

Continued investment in new lineups and new business expansion. Discovering and producing new IPs other than new works based on Battleground IP. Active entry into new business areas such as the Indian market and deep learning.

◆ 171 defects found in Hyundai Motor Company, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, etc.,’recall’

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has produced, imported and sold a total of 171 vehicles manufactured, imported and sold by Hyundai Motor Company, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Korea, Honda Korea, Ford Sales Service Korea, Audi Volkswagen Korea, Nissan Korea, Volvo Motor Korea, and BMW Korea. A production defect was found and corrective action (recall) was taken.

188,974 units of Tucson (TL) and Stinger (CK), manufactured and sold by Hyundai and Kia Motors, confirmed the possibility of a fire due to a short circuit inside the electronically controlled hydraulic system (HECU).

As a result of the self-certification conformance survey conducted by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority’s Automobile Safety Research Institute, the E300, which was imported and sold by Mercedes-Benz Korea, was excessively displayed. The company pays the owners an economic reward instead of a recall.

153 vehicles, including the E 300 4MATIC, 2,52,065 vehicles checked for errors in the emergency communication system (eCall) software. In addition, defects in the adhesive of the dynamic damper, poor waterproofing of the connecting wiring connector, and failure of fixing the brake control device were pointed out as problems.

◆’Korea’s first shipment of corona vaccine’… Korean Air is interested in transportation capabilities

Korean Air A330-300 departs from the Netherlands with Pfizer vaccine and is expected to arrive at Incheon International Airport around 12:10 p.m. on the 26th.

Pfizer vaccine must be stored at a temperature of -75°C, so a’temperature control container’ using a special refrigerant is put into this transportation.

Korean Air has operated the’Corona 19 Vaccine Transportation Task Force (TF)’ composed of specialists in special cargo transportation since September last year, before the development of the corona vaccine, and prepared for vaccine transportation. As of this month, 14,000 containers are being operated by signing contracts with 6 temperature-controlled container companies.

It has a 1292㎡ refrigeration and freezing facility in the cargo terminal of Incheon International Airport to accommodate 90 tons at the same time. In the first half of the year, an additional 1872m2 of fresh cargo storage facilities will be secured in Terminal 2.

◆ “Samsung Electronics 11% increase”… Global foundry sales in the first quarter, 20% ↑

Market research firm TrendForce said that demand for semiconductors, which are used in various final products, continues to exceed supply, and foundry sales are expected to continue in 1Q.

Trend Force expects TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and UMC to occupy the first to third place in the foundry market in 1Q.

Taiwan’s TSMC, the No. 1 foundry company, is expected to increase its sales in the first quarter to $12.9 billion (about KRW 14.29 trillion), a 25% increase from the same period last year, driven by the surge in demand for 5G, high-performance computing (HPC), and automotive applications. .

Samsung Electronics, second place, is expected to increase its capex this year in response to increasing demand for semiconductors for 5G, CMOS image sensors (CIS), driver ICs, and HPC. Samsung Electronics’ foundry sales in the first quarter predicted by Trend Force increased 11% year-on-year to $4,052 billion (approximately 4,488.6 billion won).

◆ Even the eldest son’resigned’… Will Hankook Tire’s management rights dispute recur?

In an official position on the 25th, Korea & Company revealed its official position that it was embarrassing that Cho Hyun-sik, CEO of Korea & Company, made a separate shareholder proposal and distributed the press release through a lawyer rather than the company.

In response to the letter of shareholders publicly revealed the day before by the eldest son, Cho Hyun-beom, the president of Hankook Tire and Technology, who was his younger brother, showed uncomfortable feelings.

On the 24th, in a letter to shareholders released through the law firm, CEO Cho revealed his intention to resign from the position of CEO after completing the procedure for the appointment of an outside director and audit committee member of Korea University Professor Han-sang Lee.

At the board of directors of Korea & Company held on the 25th, the agenda to be presented to the shareholders’ meeting next month was discussed, but it is known that the agenda for the appointment of Professor Lee as an outside director and member of the audit committee proposed by CEO Cho was not adopted. However, the proposal for the appointment of Professor Lee will be presented to the shareholders’ meeting as a shareholder proposal.

There is no specific comment on whether to maintain the position of the group’s vice chairman and the chairman of the board of directors, which is currently in charge of CEO Cho. Currently, Korea & Company operates under the system of representatives of Cho Hyun-sik and Cho Hyun-beom.

◆ “Driver safety comes first”… The vehicle industry’focuses’ on improving vehicle safety

The safety of the car is a hot topic as it is known that the Genesis GV80, which was recently driven by Tiger Woods, the’Golf Emperor’, has barely been damaged in the event of a car rollover accident.

Mercedes-Benz established the Automotive Safety Technology Center (TFS) in 2015 to carry out more than 15,000 simulations and more than 150 crash tests on vehicles just before mass production. Benz conducts safety tests in a cold environment or crash environment of minus 35°C using a prototype equipped with a large electric battery.

Porsche recently unveiled the durability test process of its first crossover utility vehicle (CUV) model, the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, and emphasized safety. Sweden’s Volvo has been running the’Safety Center Collision Laboratory’ for 20 years, working to strengthen the safety of cars.

Hyundai Motor Company is paying more attention to safety issues as quality issues such as a series of fires from Kona Electric Vehicles (EV) continue to rise. Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Eui-sun Eui-sun emphasized quality and safety in the New Year message last month.

◆ IBM “doubles attacks on Corona 19 related industries”

In 2020, cyber attacks are focused on corona19-related industries and companies worldwide. Major targets include hospitals, medical device manufacturers, and pharmaceutical companies, as well as the COVID-19 supply chain and related energy companies.

Attackers target organizations that are difficult to withstand in the event of health care or major supply chain disruption. For example, a 50% increase in attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS), upon which the manufacturing and energy industries rely heavily.

Recently, attackers have accelerated the migration to Linux malware. They use malware that can be’written once and run anywhere’.

With social distancing and telecommuting around the world for a year, online shopping brands such as Amazon and PayPal, along with brands that provide collaboration tools such as Google, Dropbox, and Microsoft, are the top 10 spoofed brands in 2020. Put your name on.

In 2020, 25% of the attacks responded by Expos were ransomware, and the attack evolved in the direction of double extortion tactics. Sodinokibi ransomware, the most observed in 2020, earned more than $129 million in revenue last year based on conservative estimates, and it is estimated that about 67% of victims paid the so-called ransom.

◆ Automobile industry “When purchasing electric trucks, transportation business license should be granted”

We regret that the ruling and opposition parties have agreed on an amendment that prevents the automobile industry from granting new licenses for transportation business when purchasing electric trucks.

The Korea Automobile Industry Association (KAMA) argues that if the amendment is implemented, only existing operators will be able to purchase electric trucks. The ruling and opposition parties believe that giving a new license for the transportation business when purchasing an electric truck could lead to an oversupply in the truck transportation business.

In the situation where the number of electric freight vehicles for the transportation business is only 2561, which is 0.6% of the total number of commercial freight cars, it is unreasonable to promote the revision of the law as there is a risk of deteriorating management by causing an oversupply in the freight car transportation business. Emphasized.

In the future, as there are remaining schedules such as the Judiciary Committee and the plenary session, we urged the National Land Commission to fully consider the impact on the freight vehicle transportation business management, the need to implement eco-friendly policies, and the opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Environment, which are related ministries.

◆ “Expanding participation of female experts”… Appointment of 5 listed affiliates of LG Group and female outside directors

LG Group’s five listed affiliates, including LG, LG Electronics, LG Uplus, and LG Hausys, are elected female outside directors at the shareholders’ meeting in March. Next year, LG Chem, LG H&H, LG Display, LG Innotek, and other listed companies with assets of more than KRW 2 trillion plan to complete the appointment of female outside directors.

LG Hausys and G2R presented an agenda at the general shareholders’ meeting to appoint Suh Soo-kyung, professor of environmental design at Sookmyung Women’s University and Choi Se-jung, professor of media department at Korea University, as outside directors, respectively.

Prof. Seo was the first professor in Korea to serve as the secretary general of the Asian Institute of Interior Design, and will serve as a management advisor to LG Hausys, which intends to expand its high value-added interior service business.

Advertising agency G2R is a listed company with assets of less than KRW 2 trillion and is not subject to the revised Capital Market Act, which requires the board of directors to consist of male and female outside directors, but preemptively selects Professor Choi, an expert in the field, as a candidate for female outside directors.

◆ Huawei’s US sanctions, China’s share fell

Huawei, which had a hard time in the smartphone business due to US sanctions, was pushed back to Oppo in the Chinese market, giving it the No. 1 market share.

According to the weekly tracker of the Chinese smartphone market by Counterpoint Research, a global market research firm, Oppo began to outperform Huawei from the 5th week of December last year, surpassing Huawei with a 21% market share in January this year.

Huawei’s market share of 17% was pushed to Vivo (18%) following Oppo, falling to the third place.

As Huawei suffered a shortage of AP components, US trade sanctions had a full-fledged impact, and as a result, its market share fell in earnest. Oppo quickly absorbs Huawei’s distribution network in China.

【Youth Daily = Reporter Park Joon-young】