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Thursday 6 November 2025
SK Hynix raises HBM4 prices, secures Nvidia supply and market dominance
SK Hynix has reportedly increased the price of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) supplied to Nvidia by over 50% compared to the previous generation HBM3E. Industry...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Samsung's HBM4 yields surge toward Nvidia certification, SK Hynix keeps edge
Nvidia's evaluation of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) has sparked a fierce contest among suppliers. ETNews reports that the company plans to finish testing...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Samsung Electro-Mechanics reportedly joins Broadcom supply chain amid AI chip surge
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is reportedly set to supply advanced semiconductor glass substrates to Broadcom. The move comes as Broadcom, a key chip supplier for tech giants like Google...
Thursday 6 November 2025
From Seoul to Munich: Nvidia's AI sovereignty goes global
In less than a week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has orchestrated two of the largest national AI infrastructure deals in history—first delivering 260,000 AI chips to South Korea,...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Memory supercycle drives Samsung, SK Hynix to new market cap heights
Just 12 days after Samsung Group reached a market capitalization of KRW900 trillion (US$626.21 billion), it has surpassed the KRW1 quadrillion mark. Meanwhile, SK Group's market capitalization...
Thursday 6 November 2025
Incheon's US$500 million dream to become Asia's next unicorn cradle
The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority has concluded its fifth annual Boom-Up Festival at Incheon Startup Park. The event, themed "Beyond Limits, Toward Unicorns," underscored...
Thursday 6 November 2025
LGES probes alleged leak linked to India's Ola Electric
South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) is facing a major security breach involving the theft of its high-density pouch-type battery technology,...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Micron's reported HBM4 delay could cede AI chip advantage to Samsung and SK Hynix
Micron Technology is reportedly redesigning its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) after facing yield and performance issues, a setback that could push back supply until...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Commentary: Jensen Huang's South Korea charm offensive signals Nvidia's Asia pivot
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sat down for fried chicken and beer with Samsung's Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai's Chung Eui-sun on a Gyeongju street corner, the casual dinner quickly went...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
SK Hynix redefines AI memory architecture with 2031 'full stack' vision
At the SK AI Summit 2025 in Seoul on November 3, 2025, SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung announced a major strategic overhaul, revealing plans to transform the South Korean memory maker...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Musk highlights spec differences between Tesla AI5 chips made by TSMC and Samsung
Following Tesla's announcement that the AI5 chip will be produced by both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Samsung Electronics, CEO Elon Musk explained the slight differences...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Samsung's Taylor fab preparation signals EUV expansion as ASML assembles specialized team
Samsung Electronics appears to be accelerating its US wafer fabrication plans, with global semiconductor equipment leader ASML reportedly assembling a dedicated team to support the...
Wednesday 5 November 2025
SK Group, backed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, puts efficiency at the core of its AI expansion
SK Group held the SK AI Summit 2025 to demonstrate its AI strengths in semiconductors, energy solutions, AI data centres, and AI agent services. Chairman Chey Tae-won said that as...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix face capacity dilemma amid rising HBM profits and DDR5 demand
Driven by the corporate AI boom, demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is expanding beyond its traditional niche into general-purpose memory. Prices for mainstream DRAM products...
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Samsung SDI reportedly in talks with Tesla for US-based energy storage batteries
Samsung SDI is reportedly negotiating with Tesla to supply batteries for energy storage systems, aiming to leverage rising demand from AI data centers and renewable energy projects...