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Wednesday 27 November 2024
Hisense, TCL shake up 3Q24 premium TV market share rankings
Samsung Electronics maintained its leadership in the global premium TV market during the third quarter of 2024, despite a notable decline from the same period in 2023. Conversely,...
Wednesday 27 November 2024
SK Hynix announces 25% hike in dividend in new shareholder return program
SK Hynix Inc. announced today a new program on shareholder return for the 2025-27 period and the "Value Up" plan aimed at boosting corporate value.
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Samsung executive reshuffle: new foundry head to boost Nvidia ties
Samsung Electronics (Samsung) has implemented a significant personnel adjustment within its Device Solutions (DS) division to regain competitiveness in the semiconductor sector. This...
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Samsung hires new foundry CTO amidst leadership changes
Samsung Electronics has enacted changes to its management, including the appointment of a new chief technology officer (CTO) for its foundry operations.
Wednesday 27 November 2024
South Korea races to revive humanoid robotics ambitions
Humanoid robots, widely considered the ultimate achievement in robotics, integrate advanced computing, sensors, motors, and AI to replicate human form and movement. Global tech giants...
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Samsung, SK Hynix trim DRAM output while Chinese rivals expand
SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are focusing on upgrading equipment, transitioning processes, and expanding high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packaging capacity instead of investing in...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Samsung's market risks, SK Hynix's fab dependence: Diverging paths to decoupling from China
South Korean media report that SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have reduced their reliance on China over the past seven quarters. SK Hynix's China revenue dropped from 30% to 24%,...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Prosecutors appeal, seeking five-year sentence for Samsung chairman
Jae-yong Lee, chairman of Samsung Electronics (Samsung), was indicted in September 2020 on charges related to illegal inheritance and management practices. He has faced judicial risks...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Korean chipmakers consider reducing LPDDR4 memory output
Korean memory vendors intend to promote LPDDR5 as the prevalent specification, which will necessitate a reduction in the output of LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X chips, according to industry...
Monday 25 November 2024
High-value demand boom: AI chips drive Samsung, SK Hynix US 2024 revenue surge
In 2024, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix saw their US semiconductor revenue surge, driven by robust demand from AI-focused tech firms and data centers. This growth stemmed from increased...
Monday 25 November 2024
Weekly news roundup: Trump's return casts shadow over TSMC's AI chip expansion
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Monday 25 November 2024
Samsung's HBM3E availability remains uncertain for Nvidia's Blackwell
During Nvidia's earnings call for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, CEO Jensen Huang expressed gratitude to supply chain partners including TSMC and SK Hynix for their contribution...
Friday 22 November 2024
Foldable market surges: 22% growth in 2024 through Asia-Pacific region and premium innovations
The foldable smartphone market is set to expand significantly in 2024, with a projected growth rate of 22%, far surpassing the overall smartphone market's estimated 5.8% growth, according...
Friday 22 November 2024
JSR sets up EUV photoresist plant in South Korea to meet semiconductor demand
Japanese photoresist leader JSR is building a production base in South Korea to manufacture metal-oxide resists (MOR), a critical material for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography...
Friday 22 November 2024
HBM memory supply to scale in 2025
With the acceleration of Blackwell mass manufacturing, the capacity of HBM3E will greatly grow. According to industry estimates, after a twofold rise in HBM production in 2024, demand...