Achieves 182% QoQ growth in new orders, pushing order backlog to an all-time high of KRW 245.5 billion Drives ASIC Service new orders to KRW 136.9 billion, up 705% YoY, fueled by global turnkey projects in North America Diversifies its advanced-node AI mass production portfolio, strengthening the foundation for long-term growth

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SEMIFIVE, a leading global provider of custom AI semiconductor (ASIC) solutions, today announced record-breaking order performance for the third quarter of 2026, securing KRW 178.4 billion in new orders and driving its order backlog to an all-time high of KRW 245.5 billion on a consolidated basis.

SEMIFIVE achieved a remarkable 437% year-over-year (YoY) surge in third-quarter new orders, up from KRW 33.2 billion in the same period last year. The quarterly total was approximately 2.8 times the KRW 63.3 billion recorded in the previous quarter, representing a 182% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) increase, and 1.5 times the company’s total new orders of KRW 118.9 billion for the first half of 2026. Capitalizing on surging global demand for custom ASIC solutions, SEMIFIVE accelerated its expansion into key international markets, including North America and Japan, fueling exceptional order growth.

The company pushed its order backlog to a record KRW 245.5 billion, a 75% increase from KRW 140.3 billion in the previous quarter. As these orders progressively convert into revenue, the expanding backlog is expected to serve as a powerful engine for sustained mid- to long-term growth.

SEMIFIVE generated order growth across all business segments, including ASIC development, mass production, and intellectual property (IP), with its ASIC Service business spearheading overall performance.

SEMIFIVE drove strong growth in its ASIC Service business by securing high-margin advanced-node turnkey projects. Third-quarter new orders in this segment soared 705% YoY to KRW 136.9 billion, compared with KRW 17.0 billion in the same period last year. A major high-performance computing (HPC) project win in North America reinforced the company’s position as a trusted provider of advanced-node turnkey solutions for large global customers. SEMIFIVE has also gained strong traction in the sovereign AI markets of South Korea and Japan, delivering tangible revenue growth.

SEMIFIVE leveraged the maturity of the 4nm process and its proven mass production track record to sharpen its competitive edge. As demand accelerates for AI inference chips built on the cost-effective, high-performance 4nm process, the company is actively capturing new opportunities through its established 4nm design and mass production capabilities.

In mass production, SEMIFIVE continued to secure a steady flow of purchase orders (POs) while accelerating the diversification and advancement of its product portfolio. The company is shifting its portfolio from smaller chips built on legacy process nodes for domestic customers toward advanced-node AI devices and dedicated AI HPC chips. Backed by exclusive mask production rights, stable shipments and an expanding AI mass production portfolio are expected to drive revenue growth beginning in 2027.

SEMIFIVE sustained steady growth in its IP business by securing additional orders for its off-the-shelf, silicon-validated IP offerings. The company supplies silicon-validated IP, originally developed for specific customers, to additional customers, maximizing the value of its proven IP assets. SEMIFIVE is also expanding into leading-edge 2nm and 3nm process technologies and HPC applications. By strengthening its IP portfolio based on Samsung Foundry’s 2nm and 3nm processes, the company aims to unlock additional order opportunities in the high-performance AI semiconductor market.

For the first nine months of 2026, SEMIFIVE recorded cumulative revenue of KRW 146.1 billion, up 62% YoY. Notably, as shipments of high-value AI chips gained momentum, product revenue surged 167% QoQ to KRW 12 billion, up from KRW 4.5 billion in the previous quarter, marking the beginning of a new growth phase. The company also continued to improve profitability, achieving a cumulative gross profit margin of 28%, up 11 percentage points YoY, and improving its operating margin to -14%, up 25 percentage points YoY. Looking ahead, SEMIFIVE expects to accelerate its financial performance in the fourth quarter as its KRW 245.5 billion order backlog begins converting into revenue at a faster pace, supported by increasing mass production volumes.

“Our latest performance proves that SEMIFIVE has entered a new phase of accelerated growth in the global AI ASIC market,” said Brandon Cho, CEO and Co-Founder of SEMIFIVE. “With our record-high order backlog and high-value mass production pipeline serving as powerful turbo engines, we are poised to further accelerate our growth.”

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SINGAPORE, Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DomoAI, the AI video platform used by more than 5 million creators, today announced InkoAI Agent, a creative assistant that runs the entire image and video workflow in one conversation, from a single sentence to ready-to-post content, with creators in control of every step.

One AI Video Agent, the Whole Workflow

Making an AI video usually means switching tools, rewriting prompts and re-uploading files to fix one detail. InkoAI Agent can:

Turn a one-line idea into a finished image or clip for TikTok, YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels, writing the prompt and setting format and lengthLaunch DomoAI Skills in one click, including Short Drama, Anime Video, Cartoon Style and General Story, to take one idea to a finished video with dialogue or narration, approving the script, characters and shots along the wayShow what it will generate and wait for approval, so nothing runs without the creator’s say-soWork across 15 image and video models, including leading models such as GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana Pro, Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3, alongside DomoAI 2.5Read text, images, documents and library videos, from character sheets and product photos to scripts and storyboardsRemember every result in the chat, so creators can redraw, vary or animate any earlier image without re-uploading it

Built for AI-Native Creators

Microdrama and anime video creators: take a story from script to finished episode instead of chaining separate tools.Short-form video creators: keep a daily posting schedule without learning to write prompts.Original character (OC) creators: tweak an outfit or expression without starting over, then animate the character.Brand and performance marketers: turn one product photo into UGC-style ads and test-ready variations, without a shoot.

DomoAI plans to keep expanding InkoAI Agent, adding Skills for video ads from a product link or photo, tutorials and AI music videos, along with more creation capabilities. InkoAI Agent is available today at domoai.app/agent.

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Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Singapore, DomoAI is an AI image and video creation platform used by more than 5 million creators worldwide. Learn more at domoai.app. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Most Banks Permit AI Agents in Production for Select Use Cases, but Adoption Is Limited and Only 8% Have Comprehensive ControlsNearly Half Reported an AI-Related Issue or Incident in the Past 12 MonthsMost Have Governance Foundations in Place, but Day-to-Day Controls LagBanks with More Mature Risk Management Are 2.5 Times More Likely to Be Advanced AI Adopters

BOSTON, Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AI agents are entering production at most major banks, but few have a comprehensive framework to monitor and control them. A new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) benchmark of 26 global and domestic systemically important banks finds that agentic AI has reached production at most banks, but usage remains limited, and agent-specific monitoring and control capabilities are still being built out. Seventy-three percent of banks permit agents in production for select use cases. However, at 88% of banks, agents make up 10% or less of the AI portfolio, and only 8% have a comprehensive, standardized monitoring and control framework that explicitly covers agents.

These are among the findings of AI Safety and Governance in Banking 2026: Why Operationalizing Governance Gives Banks an Advantage in Scaling AI. The benchmark examines how prepared the banks are to govern AI as it becomes more autonomous, assessing their AI adoption and the maturity of their AI risk management. It also finds that banks that have their governance right are better at scaling, challenging the assumption that governance and speed are a tradeoff.

“Agentic AI has arrived, but most banks are cautious in scaling aggressively, as they are lacking the controls and especially the monitoring capabilities for increasingly autonomous agents,” says Anne Kleppe, BCG’s global lead for AI safety and governance, and coauthor of the report. “As AI scales and becomes more autonomous, the next challenge is clear: turning governance from a framework into an operating capability. With agents still a small share of AI portfolios at most banks, there is a window to get that right before their use expands.”

Scaling AI Agents Safely Will Require Monitoring Capabilities That Few Banks Have Fully Built

Agentic AI systems can plan and execute multistep tasks, take actions, and adjust their approach without requiring human input at every step. Banks are only beginning to develop the controls needed to manage these systems.

Limited Deployment. Ninety-two percent of banks are piloting or permitting agentic AI, and 73% permit agents in production for select use cases. None permit broad production use, and at 88% of banks, agents make up 10% or less of the AI portfolio.Restrictions to Manage Risk. Fifty-four percent have defined restrictions or prohibitions on agentic AI in their risk-appetite frameworks. Only 8% have a comprehensive, standardized monitoring and control framework that explicitly covers agents.

Most banks do not yet have the capabilities to monitor and control agents comprehensively, and more than half are relying on restrictions and prohibitions to manage the risks in the meantime. Moving beyond the deployment of select use cases will require banks to build frameworks and technical capabilities to monitor and control agents in a standardized and scalable way.

Nearly half of banks (46%) reported an AI-related issue or incident in the past 12 months, while more than a quarter said AI systems were falling behind their promised business case. These findings show that AI risk is already here, and its downside can include lost value in addition to major risk events.

Governance Foundations Are Largely in Place, but Day-to-Day Control Lags

Most banks have put the basic structures of AI governance in place. Almost all (96%) manage AI risk through their existing risk frameworks, 73% have defined their appetite for AI risk (up from 57% in 2025), and 77% have a dedicated AI policy. But translating those policies into operational controls remains a challenge. Fewer than half of the banks have a centralized, tool-based AI inventory, and none have a comprehensive human-oversight framework that is consistently implemented across AI systems.

Governance and Speed Do Not Have to Be a Tradeoff

BCG’s research challenges the assumption that stronger AI governance slows banks down: banks with more mature risk management are 2.5 times more likely to be advanced AI adopters. For example, banks that use standardized, previously approved patterns for lower-risk AI applications are nearly twice as likely to move those applications from idea to production in under six months. By standardizing what repeats, they can reserve deeper review for novel and higher-risk uses.

“Banks have largely built the foundations for governing AI, and the benchmark shows that governance and speed need not be a tradeoff,” says Matteo Coppola, global leader of BCG’s Risk and Compliance practice, and coauthor of the report. “The banks that are applying governance best in day-to-day operations are the ones scaling AI most extensively. The task now is to extend that discipline to agents before they become more deeply embedded.”

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