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Monday 16 March 2026

DRAM prices surge 180% as HBM competition shifts to profitability

DRAM and NAND flash prices have soared by as much as 180% since the Lunar New Year, amid worsening memory chip supply shortages that are expected to persist at least until late 2027...

Monday 16 March 2026

Samsung gives humanoid robots a hand with new dexterity-focused Hand Lab

Samsung Electronics is targeting one of the hardest engineering challenges in humanoid robotics: building a dexterous robotic hand. The company recently created Hand Lab, a dedicated...

Monday 16 March 2026

AW 2026:Sentient AI emerges as a new industrial safety layer

The automation landscape showcased at Automation World (AW) 2026 marks a profound shift: security and safety are no longer merely compliance metrics, but the foundational layer of...

Monday 16 March 2026

Chip inflation spreads as Samsung, Nexchip raise foundry prices and material costs surge

China-based wafer foundry Nexchip recently announced that starting June 1, 2026, it will raise foundry prices by 10% to ensure stable product supply and sustainable long-term partn...

Monday 16 March 2026

Visionox starts 8.6-gen OLED equipment orders, intensifying China–Korea race for IT displays

Visionox has reportedly begun equipment procurement for an 8.6-generation OLED production line, a move that could challenge Samsung Display's (SDC) early lead. SDC gained an advantage...

Monday 16 March 2026

Interview: Taiwan's industrial spirit — the hidden geopolitical layer

As the world braces for the Trump-Xi summit scheduled for March 31 to April 2, headlines are dominated by the petrodollar, the capture of Nicolás Maduro, and the Anthropic ban...

Friday 13 March 2026

Tesla AI chip delay pushes South Korean NPU startup DeepX back six months

Tesla's next-generation AI processor schedule change has disrupted Samsung Electronics' foundry timelines, delaying mass-production plans for South Korean startup DeepX's next AI accelerator...

Friday 13 March 2026

Chip material prices double, compound semiconductor supply chain on alert

The Middle East conflict is raising concerns over global energy supply and driving sharp increases in semiconductor material costs. Compound...

Friday 13 March 2026

Middle East turmoil disrupts South Korean SME exports, stokes chip supply concerns

Escalating instability in the Middle East stemming from the Iran crisis is disrupting South Korean exporters and raising concerns about potential supply chain risks for the country's...

Friday 13 March 2026

South Korea passes US$350 billion investment act to anchor Korea-US strategic partnership

South Korea's National Assembly approved the Special Act on Investment in the US on March 12, 2026, authorizing US$350 billion in strategic investments and creating a state-backed...

Friday 13 March 2026

AW 2026: a reality check for the fully autonomous era

Global headlines may proclaim a fully autonomous era, but AW 2026 told a different story. The show made clear that robots are not yet fully autonomous — a fact obscured by modern...

Thursday 12 March 2026

Middle East conflict raises helium supply risks for South Korean chipmakers

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reviewing their helium supply strategies as tensions in the Middle East disrupt key logistics routes, raising concerns over the availability of...

Thursday 12 March 2026

Samsung reportedly wins foldable iPhone DRAM supply deal; 12GB LPDDR5X prices double

Samsung has reportedly secured an order to supply 12GB LPDDR5X DRAM for Apple's first foldable iPhone, negotiating a sharply higher price than in previous memory contracts.

Thursday 12 March 2026

AMD CEO Lisa Su reportedly plans South Korea trip for Samsung, Naver talks during Nvidia GTC

Reports indicate AMD CEO Lisa Su will visit South Korea in the coming days to discuss cooperation with Samsung Electronics and Naver. Some...

Wednesday 11 March 2026

Nvidia audits Samsung HBM4 packaging for Rubin GPUs, report says

Nvidia has reportedly conducted a series of closely spaced visits to Samsung Electronics' semiconductor packaging campus in Cheonan, South Korea, signaling that verification of the...

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