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Friday 26 December 2025
Samsung's Lee Jae-yong doubles down on auto electronics with ZF ADAS deal
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, having cleared major legal overhangs, is accelerating the group's strategic reset. Months after completing its acquisition of Germany's...
Friday 26 December 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly accelerate HBM4 production to early 2026
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are pushing forward their production schedules for sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory to February 2026. Industry sources and South Korean media...
Friday 26 December 2025
SK Hynix targets February HBM4 ramp-up with TSMC, ships final samples to Nvidia
SK Hynix is scheduled to deliver final samples of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia in early January 2025. This comes as the South Korean chipmaker nears a February...
Friday 26 December 2025
South Korean giants race to mass-produce semiconductor glass substrates in 2026
As demand for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors continues to surge, the market for glass substrates, which are widely regarded as a critical material for next-generation...
Friday 26 December 2025
Google reportedly fires procurement execs amid HBM supply crunch
Google and Microsoft are stepping up efforts to secure high-bandwidth memory. Production capacity at South Korean chipmakers is approaching its limits. The supply crunch has coincided...
Thursday 25 December 2025
South Korean prosecutors charge 10 individuals over alleged Samsung DRAM technology leak to CXMT
South Korean prosecutors have charged ten individuals over an alleged large-scale leak of 10nm-class DRAM process technology from Samsung Electronics to China's leading memory maker...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
PC giants rush to lock in memory supply as prices surge toward a new supercycle
As the global memory market enters its sharpest price upswing in nearly five years, one top-tier PC maker has moved quickly to lock in supply, dispatching senior executives to negotiate...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly hike HBM3E prices nearly 20% ahead of 2026 shift
South Korean memory giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have reportedly hiked prices for fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory by nearly 20% for 2026 deliveries, as soaring demand...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
TSMC's N-2 restrictions hand Samsung US advanced chip opening
Samsung Electronics is poised to capitalize on US demand due to Taiwan's N-2 policy restricting TSMC's advanced process transfers and its capacity being booked by Apple and Nvidia...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Samsung acquires ZF unit via Harman to bolster software-defined vehicle push
As the global auto industry accelerates its shift toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), Samsung Electronics is moving to strengthen its position through its wholly owned subsidiary,...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Samsung's 'Wide Fold' sets up a 4:3 foldable showdown with Apple in 2026
Samsung Electronics is preparing to escalate the foldable smartphone race. Industry sources say the company plans to launch a new foldable handset, internally dubbed "Wide Fold,"...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Korean startups spotlight next-gen digital content technologies in global push backed by government
Backed by South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), a new cohort of Korean startups are accelerating their push into global...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
South Korea launches dual K-NPU, GPU strategy in AI top three bid
The South Korean government will pursue a dual-track strategy to become one of the world's top three AI powers, advancing both upgrades to domestically produced neural processing...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Korean chip industry faces mounting pressure from escalating power prices
Electricity costs for South Korea's domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry have reportedly surged, raising concerns over mounting cost pressures on chipmakers. Over the past...
Monday 22 December 2025
Samsung taps former AMD exec to reboot Exynos from Austin
Samsung has recruited semiconductor veteran John Rayfield, formerly a vice president at AMD, to bolster its Exynos GPU and system IP roadmap, signaling a renewed effort to regain...