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Thursday 1 February 2024
Samsung and LGD said to ink 5-year WOLED supply deal, forging strategic partnership
Samsung Electronics and LG Display (LGD) have long maintained a vague collaboration on OLED panels. However, recent reports from the South Korean industry suggest that their partnership...
Thursday 1 February 2024
Trump's make IRA nonexistent again pledge risks South Korean incentives fire sale
A potential Trump victory in the 2024 US election and his promise to abolish the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have South Korean energy firms scribbling out contingency measures to...
Thursday 1 February 2024
Samsung's 3D DRAM R&D team sets foot in Silicon Valley
Samsung Electronics has set up a new memory research and development (R&D) organization to advance 3D DRAM technologies and secure competitiveness through technology differenti...
Thursday 1 February 2024
Taiwanese sensor chipmaker enters South Korean hydrogen vehicle supply chain
E-Vehicle Semiconductor, which specializes in automotive sensor chips, has entered the supply chain for South Korean hydrogen vehicles, according to company chairman Jeffrey Ho.
Wednesday 31 January 2024
SK Hynix posts 47.5% YoY revenue growth for 4Q23
SK Hynix broadcasted a stellar fourth quarter 2023 performance showing major successes in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5.
Wednesday 31 January 2024
South Korean chip tool firms eager to grab EUV process market shares
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are engaging process equipment investments targeting high-bandwidth memory and DDR5. South Korean semiconductor equipment makers are participating...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
South Korea prepares for Micro LED seachange
Apple's anticipated introduction of Micro LED panels into smartwatches may have caught South Korea, which has long invested in OLED off guard.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
LG Innotek is rumored to be the exclusive supplier of Vision Pro's 3D sensing module
LG Innotek is rumored to be the exclusive supplier of the 3D sensing module for Apple's Vision Pro.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
AGI stars align for power couple Samsung and OpenAI
Samsung's recruitment of a former Google Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) top developer is fueling speculation about a closer relationship with OpenAI.
Tuesday 30 January 2024
LGES secures US$750 million deal with Isuzu Motors for electric vehicle batteries
LG Energy Solution (LGES) has reportedly finalized an agreement with Japan's Isuzu Motors to supply the 21700 cylindrical batteries, a deal estimated by South Korean industry insiders...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
SK Hynix and Nvidia are said in HBM supply talks for 2025
Nvidia and SK Hynix are reportedly discussing the supply of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for the first quarter of 2025. Having been the sole supplier of HBM in 2023, SK Hynix's supplies...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
OpenAI's Altman forges AI alliances with Samsung and SK Hynix in South Korea
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently made a "quick stop" in South Korea for a 2-day trip, reportedly spending just 20 hours in the country. During this brief visit, Altman reportedly met...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
AI is Samsung's best counterpunch to Intel-UMC challenge
Intel's latest moves are getting the attention of Samsung: Intel accelerated its development of the 2nm process and was the first to purchase High-NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography...
Monday 29 January 2024
Samsung to showcase Baidu's Ernie AI in latest Galaxy phones
Samsung Electronics Co. will feature Baidu Inc.'s Ernie Bot as a key attraction of its new Galaxy S24 smartphone series in China.
Monday 29 January 2024
Samsung rumored to develop lower-priced Galaxy Z Fold6 to increase penetration and expand market share in China
To increase the penetration rate of foldable models in the smartphone market and expand its market share in China's foldable smartphone market, Samsung Electronics is rumored to be...