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Sunday 16 November 2025

Samsung reportedly targets 10% sales growth for next-gen foldables as Apple eyes 2026 debut

Samsung Electronics has reportedly set its sales targets for the next-generation foldables—Galaxy Z Fold8 and Flip8—aiming for roughly a 10% increase over the Galaxy Z...

Sunday 16 November 2025

Semco eyes big tech deals in the glass substrate boom

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is reportedly in supply talks with several Big Tech companies, two years after moving into glass substrates. Seen as a next-generation breakthrough...

Sunday 16 November 2025

Samsung and LG discuss future mobility with Mercedes-Benz

Top executives from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics held separate high-level meetings in Seoul with Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius,...

Saturday 15 November 2025

China fine-tunes its Thousand Talents campaign to lure South Korean scientists

China's talent-recruitment efforts in South Korea's science and technology sector are entering a far more targeted phase. Under the Thousand Talents Plan (TTP), Beijing is reportedly...

Friday 14 November 2025

SK Hynix reportedly to order HBM4 equipment, accelerate mass production

SK Hynix is reportedly set to begin ordering equipment for its 12-layer sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) as early as November 2025. Considering the construction schedule...

Friday 14 November 2025

SK Key Foundry to launch SiC power chips production in 1H26, targeting EV and energy markets

SK Hynix's 8-inch wafer subsidiary, SK Key Foundry, announced plans to launch its silicon carbide (SiC) compound power semiconductor business in the first half of 2026.

Friday 14 November 2025

HBM's breakneck rise is draining DRAM supply, repricing the smartphone sector

The global AI boom is driving up smartphone and tablet production costs, as memory suppliers divert more capacity toward high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI accelerators. Samsung Electronics...

Friday 14 November 2025

Samsung expected to dominate HBM4 market as prices snap back

Samsung Electronics is poised for a commanding performance in the advanced memory sector, with analysts forecasting the tech giant could seize 40 percent of the lucrative HBM4 market...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Samsung aims to make foundry unit profitable by 2027, banking on Tesla orders and US fab ramp-up

Samsung Electronics is targeting 2027 to turn its foundry business profitable, driven by expected orders from major clients such as Tesla and the full-scale operation of its new Texas...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Inside China's EV 'involution': fierce competition, falling prices, and global ripples

China's electric vehicle (EV) sector, once a symbol of the nation's manufacturing ascendancy, is now showing signs of strain. As production...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Samsung Display reportedly begins mass production of OLEDoS for Galaxy XR

Samsung Display (SDC) has reportedly started mass production of OLED on silicon (OLEDoS) panels, which will be used in Samsung Electronics' extended reality (XR) headset, the Galaxy...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Rebellions expands US presence with Silicon Valley hires, launches North America entity

South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions is accelerating its global expansion, establishing a US entity and appointing two senior Silicon Valley executives to strengthen its position...

Thursday 13 November 2025

China's rare earth curbs hinder Hyundai Motor's early development

Hyundai Motor is reportedly grappling with shortages of Chinese-made permanent magnets, a key component in electric and hybrid vehicle motors, as Beijing's export controls on rare...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Tesla seeks South Korea partnerships to launch battery production plan

Analysts believe Tesla is shifting from battery-buying to battery-making, as its procurement team is reportedly in active communication with South Korean suppliers of cathode materials,...

Thursday 13 November 2025

Commentary: Why Musk's Terafab dream has Samsung rattled, put TSMC on alert

Elon Musk's declaration that he is "very excited about chips" has rattled the global foundry industry. His plan for a massive Tesla-built wafer fab threatens to turn what was once...

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