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Monday 27 July 2026
Samsung, Hyundai expand AI push from chips to robotics

Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor Group used the San Francisco AI Summit to outline separate artificial intelligence (AI) expansion...

Monday 27 July 2026
Apple reportedly seeks 20% iPhone 18 OLED price cut despite costlier M16 panels

Apple is pressing Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) for steep price reductions on OLED panels for the iPhone 18 series as...

Monday 27 July 2026
Weekly news roundup: Samsung and SK Hynix favor DDR5, Intel accelerates 18A, Alibaba deepens CXMT ties
AI infrastructure, memory and advanced chipmaking led this week's tech agenda, with Intel, Samsung, SK Hynix, CXMT, Alibaba and Foxconn reshaping capacity and supply chains. Below...
Monday 27 July 2026
Samsung bolsters energy team as chip projects test power supply
Samsung Group is recruiting current and former government energy officials for its in-house think tank as electricity infrastructure emerges as a key issue for its semiconductor expansion...
Monday 27 July 2026
SDC and LGD showcase shift to IT OLED at K-Display 2026
South Korea's display giants, Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD), are showcasing a shift in their product focus at the K-Display 2026 exhibition from traditional TVs to IT...
Monday 27 July 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts pilot production of camera modules for humanoid robots in Vietnam, report says
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has begun pilot production of camera modules for humanoid robots at its manufacturing base in Vietnam, Maeil Business Newspaper reported,...
Monday 27 July 2026
Disco lifts first-half profit forecast on steady AI equipment demand
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Disco expects net profit for the six months ending September 30, 2026, to rise 32% year over year to JPY73.8 billion (approx. US$461 million),...
Sunday 26 July 2026
Samsung and Hyundai target Silicon Valley AI roundtable
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-Yong and Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Eui-Sun are reportedly moving to join the advisory network of the global AI leaders' gathering "Silicon Valley...
Saturday 25 July 2026
PlayNitride bets on Tantium architecture, chip scaling to cut MicroLED costs 75% by 2030
Taiwan-based PlayNitride aims to reduce MicroLED production costs by 75% by 2030 through smaller chip designs and its proprietary high-efficiency Tantium chip architecture, positioning...
Saturday 25 July 2026
South Korea unveils AI cooperation agenda as Nvidia partnerships expand
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung launched an AI-focused visit to Silicon Valley by announcing a "San Francisco AI Declaration" aimed at promoting international cooperation in artificial...
Friday 24 July 2026
SK Hynix seeks US engineers for 3D stacked DRAM push

SK Hynix is recruiting engineers in San Jose to co-design 3D stacked DRAM-on-logic with US customers, extending its custom memory strategy...

Friday 24 July 2026
German chip suppliers deepen ties with Samsung, SK Hynix

Germany's Merck KGaA, TRUMPF and ZEISS are deepening their ties with South Korea's semiconductor industry amid large-scale investment...

Friday 24 July 2026
Samsung, LG showcase AI-era displays for humanoid robots
Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) have unveiled a range of display concepts for next-generation AI applications at the 2026 Korea Display Exhibition (K-Display) in Seoul,...
Friday 24 July 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics wins US$200 million AI server capacitor order

Samsung Electro-Mechanics disclosed on July 23 that it signed a KRW295.12 billion (US$200 million) supply contract with a major global...

Friday 24 July 2026
South Korea's mandatory ESG disclosures loom: How Samsung Display and LG Display are preparing
South Korea has finalized plans to bring climate-related information under statutory disclosure requirements beginning in 2028, advancing the timetable and widening the scope compared...