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Wednesday 29 July 2026
Samsung reportedly weighs Chinese DRAM for budget smartphones as memory inflation squeezes mobile market
Samsung Electronics is considering using low-cost Chinese mobile DRAM in smartphones sold in China as it looks to cut manufacturing costs and expand its presence in the country's budget...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
TDK and LG Innotek form partnership on physical AI sensors
TDK and LG Innotek are joining forces to develop sensors for Physical AI, a move that could shape future robotics and automation products used worldwide. The collaboration combines...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
OpenAI plans to test first hardware device in South Korea
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has said that the company may use South Korea as a testbed for its first hardware device, widely believed to be a screenless speaker. However, it remains to...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
From Silicon Valley to Sicily: Samsung, SK chiefs take Korea's AI supply-chain pitch to Google Camp

A high-level technology gathering in Sicily, reportedly to be attended by the leaders of two of South Korea's largest semiconductor...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
SK Telecom bets on AI infrastructure to regain core status in SK Group
SK Telecom is moving to reposition itself as an AI infrastructure platform as it tries to recover its standing inside SK Group. The South Korean carrier's shift comes as domestic telecom...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
South Korea and AMD sign AI semiconductor pacts to build heterogeneous computing base
South Korea has signed two memorandums of understanding with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to strengthen its AI semiconductor ecosystem and accelerate heterogeneous computing infrastructure...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
South Korea unveils US$950 billion AI partnerships with Nvidia, Samsung, SK Group
South Korea announced a US$950 billion package of AI cooperation initiatives in Silicon Valley on July 24, 2026, as President Lee Jae-Myung led a delegation of government and business...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
LG Innotek tops second quarter forecasts on stronger camera module and substrate sales
LG Innotek reported stronger-than-expected results in the second quarter of 2026, helped by an improving market for camera modules and integrated circuit substrates. According to South...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
SK Hynix enters LPDDR6 production race with Xiaomi first in line
SK Hynix reportedly plans to begin mass production and shipments of LPDDR6 in the second half of 2026, with Xiaomi expected to become its first customer for mobile devices. Industry...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Samsung eyes Chinese DRAM sourcing to cut costs, expand budget-phone share in China
Samsung Electronics is evaluating the use of lower-cost Chinese DRAM in some smartphones as it seeks to offset rising component costs and regain momentum in China's highly competitive...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
SK Hynix's HBM paradox: DDR5 surge builds leverage for HBM4 price hikes

AI spending is broadening the memory upcycle beyond high-bandwidth memory, lifting prices for conventional DRAM, NAND flash and enterprise...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
LG wins Nvidia certification for 600kW CDU and lands North America data center project
LG Electronics said on July 27 that its 600kW coolant distribution unit has received Nvidia certification after passing more than 100 standardized AI factory technology validations...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Anthropic seeks SK Hynix supply for AI chips, SK chair says

Anthropic has asked SK Hynix to help supply chips for its own in-house AI chip production, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won said. He...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix race to secure chipmaking tools before equipment lead times hit one year
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are considering placing semiconductor equipment orders earlier as a global wave of fab investment stretches delivery times for key chipmaking tools...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
From models to chips: Anthropic chip ambitions pull Korea deeper into the AI silicon race
The push toward deeper sovereign control over the critical hardware stack underpinning AI models is gaining traction following news of Anthropic's outreach to SK hynix for supplies...