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Wednesday 12 August 2026
DB HiTek profit jumps 43% as TSMC, Samsung scale back 8-inch capacity
DB HiTek posted a 43% jump in second-quarter operating profit as tighter 8-inch foundry supply and stronger power semiconductor demand kept its fabs running near full capacity, with...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
South Korea deepens semiconductor ceramics collaboration amid chip industry expansion

South Korea is moving to reinforce its semiconductor materials and components ecosystem as chipmakers accelerate capacity expansion...

Wednesday 12 August 2026
Samsung weighs power subsidiary to secure semiconductor electricity by 2027
Samsung Group was reported to be considering a dedicated in-house power-procurement subsidiary to secure electricity directly for its semiconductor production facilities, with operations...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
DEEPX wins South Korean air base contract for domestic AI surveillance NPU
South Korean IC design firm DEEPX will deploy its neural processing unit in an AI perimeter surveillance system at a South Korean Air Force base. The project is the first in the country’s...
Wednesday 12 August 2026
South Korea elevates SMR to national strategy, boosts nuclear investment
The South Korean government has proposed adding small modular reactors (SMRs) to its national strategic-technology tax incentive program, a move backed by the country's nuclear industry...
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Samsung races to qualify Taylor fab as 2nm demand turns US capacity into a strategic asset

Following growing momentum behind large-scale infrastructure buildouts in South Korea, the industry is witnessing an aggressive wave...

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Samsung set to double BOE TV panel orders as Korean TV makers reshuffle suppliers

Samsung Electronics is expected to double its purchases of TV LCD panels from BOE in 2026 while cutting orders from CSOT, as Samsung...

Monday 10 August 2026
SK Hynix weighs stake sale in US$3B Chongqing chip packaging plant

SK Hynix is considering options for its semiconductor packaging and testing facility in Chongqing, China, including bringing in an...

Monday 10 August 2026
Samsung HBM4 yield nears 80% as production race with SK Hynix heats up

Samsung Electronics has reportedly pushed the production yield of its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) close to 80%, marking...

Monday 10 August 2026
OCI rides AI, space solar boom as SpaceX deepens polysilicon ties
South Korean solar polysilicon supplier OCI Holdings is capitalizing on its increasingly scarce position as a non-China supplier, benefiting not only from growing solar demand from...
Monday 10 August 2026
SK Hynix faces US patent fight over HBM, 3D NAND

SK Hynix is facing an expanding US patent dispute with MonolithIC 3D. A second US International Trade Commission (USITC) investigation...

Monday 10 August 2026
Semiconductor material prices surge across silicon wafers, specialty gases and advanced packaging
Demand for advanced processes and packaging continues to rise, while the Middle East conflict is lifting energy and raw-material costs and tighter Chinese controls on strategic-mineral...
Monday 10 August 2026
Ex-SK Hynix employee gets 18 months for leaking chip secrets to Chinese firms

The Seoul High Court has upheld an 18-month prison sentence for a former SK Hynix employee who leaked trade secrets tied to CMOS image...

Monday 10 August 2026
South Korea charges into the humanoid robot race as conglomerates mobilize

The global humanoid robot race is heating up, with the US and China battling for technological and market leadership, but a third...

Sunday 9 August 2026
Hanwha Aerospace turns trillion-won profit into AI, unmanned warfare push
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace posted a second-quarter 2026 operating profit of more than KRW1 trillion (approx. US$704.9 million), highlighting its ability to expand military exports...