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Tuesday 6 May 2025

SK Hynix-Hanmi Semiconductor dispute escalates, Hanwha Semitech poised to gain

A brewing conflict between SK Hynix and its long-time supplier, Hanmi Semiconductor, over thermal compression bonder (TC Bonder; TCB) equipment has intensified, potentially reshuffling...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Former Samsung employee indicted in DRAM leak case aiding CXMT

South Korean prosecutors recently announced the indictment and detention of a former Samsung Electronics researcher suspected of leaking core semiconductor technology secrets, developed...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Samsung DS chief rushes to Silicon Valley to secure AI memory and foundry orders

YoungHyun Jun, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division, recently led a senior executive delegation to Silicon Valley, foregoing South Korea's extended...

Monday 5 May 2025

LG Display pioneers blue phosphorescent OLED, achieves world-first product validation

LG Display (LGD) has become the first company worldwide to achieve product validation for a blue phosphorescent OLED panel, advancing a long-elusive milestone in the development of...

Monday 5 May 2025

Semco and Daeduck poised to power Tesla's autonomous Cybercab with key substrate supply

South Korea's leading substrate manufacturers, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and Daeduck Electronics, are preparing to supply crucial...

Friday 2 May 2025

LGES bows out of Indonesian EV battery deal—China's Huayou poised to fill the void

LG Energy Solution (LGES) of South Korea has exited its US$8.45 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery project in Indonesia, prompting the Indonesian government to court China's Zhejiang...

Friday 2 May 2025

Memory market soars as Samsung's DDR4 phase-out sparks supply squeeze and price surge

The memory market is seeing a sharp surge, fueled by rising contract prices since the second quarter and Samsung Electronics' move to phase out DDR4 modules, as revealed in communications...

Friday 2 May 2025

Samsung chip earnings nosedive 62%: HBM edge ceded to SK Hynix?

Samsung Electronics beat expectations in the first quarter of 2025, posting revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55 billion) and operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion. However, its Device...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Samsung taps Llama 4 to close semiconductor gap with Hynix, Micron

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has begun deploying Meta's latest generative AI model, Llama 4, marking a strategic...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Smartphone strength cushions Samsung's 1Q25 chip slump

Samsung Electronics reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55.4 billion) and an operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Samsung reportedly exits HBM2E under Chinese price offensive, shifts focus to high-end market

Samsung Electronics is cutting production of mature-node DDR4 memory and reportedly scaling back its third-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM2E) business to focus resources on...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Korean presidential candidate Jae-Myung Lee vows to build South Korea into top semiconductor nation with special law

Jae-Myung Lee, the presidential candidate from the Democratic Party of Korea and the frontrunner for the next presidency, recently pledged that upon taking office, he will promote...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

SK Telecom faces mass user exodus and mounting fallout after USIM server hack

SK Telecom (SKT), South Korea's largest telecommunications provider, is grappling with a massive wave of subscriber losses after a recent cyberattack targeting its USIM management...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

China launches 'human wave strategy' for R&D, poaching top-level South Korean scholars

Reports indicate that many outstanding South Korean research scholars have been moving to Chinese universities. These experts hold world-class authority in foundational fields of...

Tuesday 29 April 2025

DeepSeek returns to South Korea, challenges local AI giants despite privacy concerns

Reuters reports that DeepSeek, a Chinese generative artificial intelligence firm previously embroiled in controversy over excessive personal data collection, has partially...

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