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Saturday 8 March 2025
Samsung under spotlight as Trump questions South Korea's tariff policies
In his recent speech to Congress, US president Donald Trump claimed that South Korea's average tariff rate is four times that of the US, raising concerns that the Asian ally, with...
Friday 7 March 2025
Topco Scientific to embrace strong 2025, confident in its global market approach
Topco Scientific (TSC) anticipates that its operational apex will be achieved in 2025, as the demand for silicon wafers, photoresists, and other related materials has grown significantly...
Friday 7 March 2025
Micron's Mark Liu hire aims to close HBM gap amid US chip push
Micron has appointed former TSMC chairman Mark Liu as a board member. Multiple South Korean media outlets report this move as Micron's attempt to expand its market share in high bandwidth...
Friday 7 March 2025
SKT expands AI push with global telecoms, eyes dominace of South Korean data center market
SK Telecom (SKT) is intensifying its AI ecosystem strategy, forging joint ventures with global telecom operators and advancing its four-pronged approach to Artificial Intelligence...
Friday 7 March 2025
LG Group expands India strategy amid geopolitical risks with chairman's visit
LG Group chairman Kwang-mo Koo traveled to India to assess the company's R&D, production, and distribution as LG commemorates 30 years in the market. This visit aligns with LG's...
Friday 7 March 2025
Giga Computing partners with SK Group to advance AI liquid cooling technology
On March 5, Giga Computing, a subsidiary of Gigabyte, announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea's SK Telecom and SK Enmove. The three parties will...
Friday 7 March 2025
Chinese memory makers gaining market share by copying strategy of South Korean leaders
The South Korean firms' strategy of expanding investment into a crisis-stricken market succeeded in sending them to the top of the global memory market. However, Chinese memory makers...
Thursday 6 March 2025
Trump's push to repeal CHIPS Act puts Samsung at greatest risk
In his first congressional address of his second term, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to repealing the CHIPS and Science Act, a policy shift that has unsettled...
Thursday 6 March 2025
TSMC's US$100 billion US push: Will Samsung, SK Hynix blink?
Coming on the heels of Donald Trump's second-term victory, TSMC has announced a staggering US$100 billion expansion in the US. This move has sparked debate about whether Samsung Electronics...
Monday 3 March 2025
Micron outpaces Samsung in DRAM race among HBM competition
Micron Technology has delivered its sixth-generation 10nm DRAM samples ahead of schedule, pressuring Samsung Electronics as it struggles with yield issues and design adjustments....
Monday 3 March 2025
Weekly news roundup: Dixon Technologies eyes US$3 billion display unit; Huawei Ascend 910C reportedly hits 40% yield
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from February 24 – February 27.
Thursday 27 February 2025
US tech giants launch quantum chips, South Korean firms focus on applications
As US technology companies continue to unveil quantum processing units (QPUs), the commercialization of quantum computers is expected to accelerate. South Korean firms are also investing...
Thursday 27 February 2025
SK Hynix reportedly hits 70% yield in HBM4 testing
SK Hynix has reportedly reached a significant milestone in its pre-production trials by raising the yield rate of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) to 70%. This achievement...
Thursday 27 February 2025
China stimulus programs fuel memory price rebound, but Korean vendors have concerns
Prices of mature process memory, long hit by oversupply due to fast capacity expansion at Chinese makers, are expected to rebound, thanks to the Chinese government's consumption stimulus...
Thursday 27 February 2025
SK Hynix begins first fab construction at Yongin cluster, eye 2027 completion
SK Hynix has advanced the groundbreaking of its first-phase Yongin Semiconductor Cluster plant (Yongin 1) from March 2025 to late February 2025 after the Yongin Special City government...