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Friday 24 July 2026
German chip suppliers deepen ties with Samsung, SK Hynix

Germany's Merck KGaA, TRUMPF and ZEISS are deepening their ties with South Korea's semiconductor industry amid large-scale investment...

Friday 24 July 2026
Samsung, LG showcase AI-era displays for humanoid robots
Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) have unveiled a range of display concepts for next-generation AI applications at the 2026 Korea Display Exhibition (K-Display) in Seoul,...
Friday 24 July 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics wins US$200 million AI server capacitor order

Samsung Electro-Mechanics disclosed on July 23 that it signed a KRW295.12 billion (US$200 million) supply contract with a major global...

Friday 24 July 2026
South Korea's mandatory ESG disclosures loom: How Samsung Display and LG Display are preparing
South Korea has finalized plans to bring climate-related information under statutory disclosure requirements beginning in 2028, advancing the timetable and widening the scope compared...
Thursday 23 July 2026
Samsung creates CEO-led robotics unit to speed commercialization

Samsung Electronics has created a robotics business unit reporting directly to its chief executive, bringing strategy, technology development,...

Thursday 23 July 2026
South Korean president to meet Nvidia and OpenAI CEOs on US trip

South Korean president Jae-Myung Lee will launch an economic diplomacy tour centered on AI, advanced industries, and supply chain cooperation,...

Thursday 23 July 2026
Samsung weighs Besi's Korean rivals for 50-bonder hybrid bonding line as pricing talks drag on

Samsung Electronics is preparing a die-to-wafer hybrid bonding production line with about 50 bonders at its Pyeongtaek campus for next-generation...

Thursday 23 July 2026
Samsung reportedly in talks to invest about EUR1 billion in Mistral AI

Samsung is in talks to invest about EUR1 billion (approx. US$1.14 billion) in French AI startup Mistral as part of a wider fundraising...

Thursday 23 July 2026
SK Hynix speeds P&T7 cleanroom rollout, keeps overall budget at KRW19 trillion
SK Hynix's board approved approximately KRW 7.09 trillion (approx. US$4.83 billion) in facility investment on July 22 to accelerate construction of its P&T7 advanced packaging...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Samsung sounds out suppliers on four new fabs by 2030, report says
Samsung Electronics is sounding out major suppliers about whether they can support four proposed new semiconductor fabrication plants through 2030, as South Korea's chipmakers prepare...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
LG Display eyes tandem OLED for smartphones as AI drives demand for power-efficient screens
LG Display plans to expand tandem OLED technology beyond TVs, monitors and automotive displays into smartphones and wearables as on-device artificial intelligence (AI) raises power-efficiency...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Nvidia's Huang to meet Samsung, SK and Naver chiefs in Silicon Valley, reports say
Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won and Naver founder and board chairman Lee Hae-jin are reportedly preparing to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
LG Electronics to halt production at Huizhou plant in China after three decades

LG Electronics plans to stop production at its Huizhou plant in China after October, ending manufacturing at the group's first production...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
Samsung's next Galaxy phones may deepen Qualcomm reliance, underscoring the limits of Exynos revival
Samsung Electronics is expected to rely heavily on Qualcomm chips in its next Galaxy phones, according to market reports, a sign that the company is still prioritizing flagship performance...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
LG Display posts narrower second quarter operating loss, swings to first-half operating profit
LG Display reported a second-quarter operating loss of KRW107.7 billion (approx. US$72.77 million) on revenue of KRW5.61 trillion, according to an interim, unaudited disclosure the...