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Tuesday 21 April 2026
India and Korea deepen strategic cooperation across technology, energy, and sustainability
The state visit of South Korea President Lee Jae-Myung to India on April 20, 2026, marked a broad effort by both countries to expand cooperation across trade, technology, and strategic...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Qualcomm Chief reportedly seeks memory and manufacturing deals in South Korea

Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon is expected to meet senior executives from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix during a recent visit...

Tuesday 21 April 2026
Samsung scales MRAM to 8nm, setting 5nm showdown with TSMC in 2027
Samsung is accelerating its push into magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM), positioning the technology as a strategic pillar alongside DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
China amping up DRAM integration: GigaDevice expands into DRAM through CXMT tie-up
GigaDevice is moving into DRAM through a KRW1 trillion (US$680 million) related-party deal, combining CXMT's manufacturing capacity with its own sales network in a move that could...
Tuesday 21 April 2026
Mercedes-Benz taps Samsung SDI for first-ever EV battery partnership

Samsung SDI has signed a multi-year agreement to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Mercedes-Benz, marking its first confirmed entry...

Tuesday 21 April 2026
Samsung's HBM4 yield improves, 4nm PMBIST upgrade receives praise from Nvidia
Samsung Electronics is accelerating its catch-up in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market against leader SK Hynix by advancing its sixth-generation HBM4. A key factor is Samsung's...
Monday 20 April 2026
South Korea's DeepX moves DX-M1 AI chip into mass production; builds up inventory to address supply constraints
South Korean AI semiconductor startup DeepX has entered mass production and supply for its in-house neural processing unit (NPU), the DX-M1, as it seeks to scale revenue amid tightening...
Monday 20 April 2026
Taiwan's high growth and low inflation stand out amidst global economic downturn
As global research institutions downgrade their economic forecasts for 2026 in the wake of the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran, Taiwan has stood out as a rare exception to the worldwide...
Monday 20 April 2026
Samsung reportedly signals exit from LPDDR4 market as memory industry shifts toward LPDDR5
Memory makers are accelerating the phase-out of older mobile DRAM generations, with policies on LPDDR4 and DDR4 increasingly converging toward end-of-life (EOL) management as the industry...
Monday 20 April 2026
Samsung tests domestic EUV masks to cut Japan reliance at 4nm

Samsung Electronics has begun testing domestic EUV blank masks in its 4nm foundry production line, a shift aimed at cutting reliance on...

Sunday 19 April 2026
Corning leads glass substrate race as South Korea's KCC and LX Glass face steep challenges
Glass core substrates, valued for their low dielectric loss and warpage reduction, are key to next-generation advanced semiconductor packaging. In South Korea, traditional glass makers...
Saturday 18 April 2026
Samsung launches voluntary retirement amid chip-device earnings gap

Samsung Electronics has initiated a workforce restructuring through a voluntary retirement program as strong semiconductor earnings contrast...

Friday 17 April 2026
Samsung's VD division reviews China strategy as local rivals gain ground

Rumors of a restructuring of Samsung Electronics's China operations are gaining momentum, with reports suggesting potential scaling back—or...

Friday 17 April 2026
Analysis: ASML lifts 2026 guidance on strong EUV demand
ASML delivered first-quarter 2026 results that exceeded expectations, prompting management to raise its full-year guidance despite a cautious outlook for the second quarter. The company...
Friday 17 April 2026
SK Hynix invests in RISC-V chip designer Semidynamics

SK Hynix has invested in Semidynamics, a Spanish fabless chip designer, as part of a push to expand its presence in the artificial intelligence...