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Tuesday 24 June 2025
LX Semicon reportedly joins Apple's iPad Pro OLED DDI supply chain, eyeing Samsung's market dominance
South Korea's LX Semicon has reportedly secured a position in Apple's supply chain for OLED display driver ICs (DDIs) used in the latest iPad Pro models, marking a significant breakthrough...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Samsung to expand 1c DRAM production in 2H25 after significant yield improvements
Samsung Electronics will begin expanding investment in sixth-generation 10nm-class DRAM (1c DRAM) production starting in the second half of 2025. Industry observers interpret this...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
A warning shot to Apple: South Korean OLED patent lawsuits target Tianma and BOE
Following Samsung Display's (SDC) patent lawsuits against BOE and TCL CSOT, LG Display (LGD) recently filed seven technical patent infringement lawsuits against Tianma. This move...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Huahong zeros in on metrology gear to shore up chip supply chain
Amid the global restructuring of semiconductor supply chains, Chinese investors are intensifying bets on critical upstream technologies. China-based Shanghai Huahong's industrial...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
China's AI sprint: MiniMax, Moonshot lock horns in multimodal model race
In December 2024, OpenAI made headlines with 12 livestreams over 12 straight business days. Now, MiniMax — widely viewed as one of China's "AI six tigers" — is mounting...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
South Korea steps up legal fight as Chinese 'red tech' pushes into key industries
As Chinese companies accelerate their entry into the South Korean market, local tech giants are intensifying efforts to protect their intellectual property (IP). From TV branding...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
China's solar sector faces deepening layoffs as capacity utilization falls below 50%
China's solar manufacturing industry, commanding over 90% of the global market, is undergoing another round of disruption, driven by intensifying geopolitical pressure and abrupt...
Monday 23 June 2025
Huawei 5nm's hard reality check
Huawei's next-generation chip ambitions are running into technical and geopolitical headwinds. While Chinese state media CCTV recently claimed a breakthrough in 5nm production through...
Monday 23 June 2025
South Korea achieves breakthrough in CNC technology localization
South Korea has successfully developed domestic computer numerical control (CNC) technology, breaking the grip of foreign suppliers on a critical manufacturing component that governs...
Monday 23 June 2025
Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0 preview: AI evolution targets Apple iOS 26
Huawei officially unveiled the HarmonyOS 6.0 Beta version at the "Huawei Developer Conference 2025" (HDC 2025) held in Songshan Lake on June 20, 2025, opening developer preview opportunities...
Monday 23 June 2025
Top-100 firms contribute KRW1.6 quadrillion to South Korea economy in 2024

In 2024, South Korea's top-100 companies generated an estimated KRW1,615 trillion (US$1.16 trillion) in total economic contribution,...

Monday 23 June 2025
Samsung reportedly to launch first XR HMD in South Korea October 2025
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to hold a launch event for its extended reality (XR) head-mounted display (HMD) "Project Moohan" on September 29, 2025, in South Korea....
Monday 23 June 2025
Samsung targets HBM comeback as DRAM leadership slips to rival
Samsung Electronics wrapped up its global strategy meeting with the Device Solutions division, outlining plans to regain ground in high-bandwidth memory and foundry operations. The...
Monday 23 June 2025
Xiaomi snaps up 120-acre Beijing site to scale EV output

Xiaomi is advancing its electric vehicle ambitions as its wholly owned unit, Xiaomi Jingxi Technology, secures a 50-year lease for a...

Monday 23 June 2025
YMTC beats Samsung as best SSD seller in JD.com's 618 bonanza
Chinese NAND flash manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has outperformed global rivals during a major domestic e-commerce event. Its consumer SSD brand ZhiTai claimed the...