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Tuesday 17 March 2026
Memory wafer shortage to persist until 2030; SK Group chairman says collaboration with Taiwanese firms is foundation of ecosystem
Addressing the current surge in demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) driven by AI-accelerated computing, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-Won stated at Nvidia GTC 2026 on March 16, 2026,...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
InterBattery 2026: Solid-state battery commercialization accelerates as Posco and EcoPro set mass production targets by year-end
As major battery manufacturers accelerate the commercialization of solid-state batteries (SSBs), South Korea's battery materials industry is also speeding up product development and...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Korean AI trio takes industry spotlight—but can early promise survive the factory floor?

At Automation World (AW) 2026, the Media Pick Awards, hosted by global news network Aving News, highlighted the transformative technologies driving...

Tuesday 17 March 2026
China reins in OpenClaw surge, flags AI agent security risks

China's Ministry of State Security on March 17 issued its first "lobster security guidelines" for AI agents, aiming to cool market hype...

Tuesday 17 March 2026
MetaX GPU push delivers growth, not profit, as losses hit US$560 million

MetaX, one of China's most closely watched domestic GPU developers, remains loss-making despite rapid revenue growth. According to Sina,...

Tuesday 17 March 2026
US Defense Department agrees on rare earths purchase with Lynas at Japan-matched floor price
Lynas Rare Earths has signed a binding letter of intent to supply rare earth oxides to the US Department of Defense (DOD) over the next four years. According to Lynas, the agreement...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Samsung cautious on memory expansion amid concerns over 2028 supply glut
Samsung Electronics' semiconductor division is concerned that the current memory supercycle, driven by supply shortages, could last only one to two years before the market turns downward...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Alibaba forms 'Token Hub' unit to consolidate AI teams
Alibaba Group Holding is reorganizing its artificial intelligence operations, creating a new business unit to integrate its AI services and development efforts as the Chinese technology...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
China exposes GEO content poisoning grey market, raising new doubts over AI model trustworthiness
Generative AI is becoming a primary search gateway, but the credibility of its underlying content sources is under increasing scrutiny. China has exposed a grey market industry chain...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
SK Hynix dethrones Samsung as South Korea's most desired employer
South Korea's largest job platform Saramin has named SK Hynix the top "most desired large company" for the first time, displacing perennial leader Samsung Electronics. The shift reflects...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Inter Battery 2026: Global battery market still centered on LFP
Rapid growth in global electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage demand is accelerating shifts in the battery industry landscape. South Korea's three major battery makers, LG Energy...
Tuesday 17 March 2026
China's Hua Hong reportedly develops 7nm process — breakthrough or bottleneck?
Chinese foundry Hua Hong Semiconductor is reportedly preparing a 7nm chip manufacturing process, a development that could mark a significant shift for China's second-largest contract...
Monday 16 March 2026
Sony CIS yield issue raises Apple supply risks, opens door for Samsung

Sony's core semiconductor business, CMOS image sensors (CIS), has reportedly encountered yield challenges in recent production. Industry...

Monday 16 March 2026
DRAM prices surge 180% as HBM competition shifts to profitability
DRAM and NAND flash prices have soared by as much as 180% since the Lunar New Year, amid worsening memory chip supply shortages that are expected to persist at least until late 2027...
Monday 16 March 2026
Samsung gives humanoid robots a hand with new dexterity-focused Hand Lab
Samsung Electronics is targeting one of the hardest engineering challenges in humanoid robotics: building a dexterous robotic hand. The company recently created Hand Lab, a dedicated...