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Tuesday 6 January 2026
Samsung to restart construction of Pyeongtaek P5 chip plant

Samsung Electronics will resume structural construction at its Pyeongtaek P5 semiconductor plant next month. The company halted the project last...

Tuesday 6 January 2026
CES 2026: Samsung showcases 130-inch Micro RGB TV, Ballie robot nowhere to be seen
Samsung hosted The First Look ahead of the opening of CES 2026, led by head of the Device eXperience (DX) division Han Jong-hee, together with SW Yong, head of the Visual Display...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
TCL's RGB mini LED claims on Q9M TV draw industry scrutiny
TCL's marketing of its entry-level RGB Mini LED television has come under closer industry scrutiny after market research firm Omdia said the product does not fully adopt the RGB backlight...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
SK Hynix says HBM3E to dominate memory in 2026 as HBM4 ramps up

SK hynix announced on Jan. 5 that it expects its fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM3E, to remain the dominant product in the...

Tuesday 6 January 2026
HKC reportedly eyes OLED debut as industry pivots to bigger panels
HKC, a major Chinese display manufacturer, is weighing a potential entry into organic light-emitting diode production through a proposed sixth-generation facility. The move would...
Monday 5 January 2026
TSMC kicks off 2nm production with Samsung in hot pursuit
The global foundry race has entered a new phase after TSMC announced it has begun volume production of its 2nm process, intensifying competitive pressure on Samsung Electronics as...
Monday 5 January 2026
Samsung bets on smart driving, testing old alliances

Samsung Electronics' decision to acquire a major advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) business through its subsidiary Harman is...

Monday 5 January 2026
Lee Jae-myung's first China visit signals warming South Korea-China ties
According to Bloomberg and The Korea Economic Daily, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung made a four-day trip from January 4-7, 2026, to Beijing and Shanghai, including...
Monday 5 January 2026
Samsung reportedly pitches bundled solutions to Google and AMD
As major corporations expand investments in artificial intelligence (AI), memory suppliers have seen a flood of orders. According to the latest reports from South Korean media, Samsung...
Monday 5 January 2026
Weekly news roundup: TSMC widens 2 nm edge as South Korea boosts chip spending; Huawei eyes memory bottlenecks
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of Dec 29 - Jan 4.
Monday 5 January 2026
SK Telecom unveils South Korea's first 500-billion-parameter AI model A.X K1
South Korea's leading telecom operator SK Telecom (SKT) has introduced A.X K1, a 500-billion-parameter AI model developed under a national AI initiative to establish a foundational...
Monday 5 January 2026
SK On slows investment and delays Seosan factory expansion with EV market uncertainty
SK On, a battery unit of SK Innovation, has scaled back its investment plans and postponed the expansion of its new factory in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, due to a slowdown...
Monday 5 January 2026
South Korea steps up race to build sovereign AI foundation model
South Korea is intensifying competition to develop a sovereign AI foundation model, with five leading teams from industry and academia unveiling first-phase results. The contenders...
Friday 2 January 2026
Samsung reportedly seals land deal, paving way for Yongin semiconductor complex
Samsung Electronics has taken a key step toward building a massive semiconductor manufacturing complex in Yongin after finalizing a land purchase for a national industrial park, moving...
Friday 2 January 2026
Samsung aims for 2026 HBM4 mass production after customer validation
Samsung Electronics plans to begin mass production of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory chips in 2026, citing positive feedback from customers as the South Korean tech giant...