Kioxia is developing a PCIe Gen6 optical SSD and hopes to work with customers on its next prototype, as the Japanese memory maker tackles cost and reliability hurdles that still stand between the technology and mass production.
Hyundai Motor Group and the South Korean government are accelerating a KRW9 trillion (approx. US$6.3 billion) robot and AI investment plan for the Saemangeum area in Jeollabuk-do, aiming to turn it into a global robot foundry. Yet analysts caution that the current funding structure can hardly support the development of the robotics sector, given that robotics R&D and core supply chains remain concentrated in the capital region and Gyeongsang-do.
China's high-end AI chip market could become almost entirely domestic in 2026, with local solutions expected to take nearly 90% of sales and leave Nvidia, AMD and other overseas suppliers with about 10%.
