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Friday 14 August 2026

Samsung and SK hynix push AI deeper into fabs as semiconductor manufacturing enters autonomous era

As the world enters an AI-powered era where the persistent need for more complex architectures is driven by rising demands for higher computing performance, one bottleneck confronting...

Friday 14 August 2026

ATEN lifts second-quarter profit on higher sales, pricing, utilization

ATEN International said its second-quarter 2026 revenue rose 19% year-over-year, while gross margin improved to 62% from 59% and pretax profit jumped 235%. The Taiwan-based keyboard-video-mouse...

Friday 14 August 2026

Hyundai's robot foundry bet outpaces its local supply chain

Hyundai Motor Group and the South Korean government are accelerating a KRW9 trillion (approx. US$6.3 billion) robot and AI investment...

Friday 14 August 2026

Korea's CNT pellicle race heats up as aweXome Ray pushes toward EUV commercialization

As South Korea's major memory manufacturers race to secure next-generation lithography technologies for increasingly advanced process nodes, the approaching High-NA EUV era is adding...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Samsung delays High-NA EUV adoption until 1nm production in 2030

Samsung Electronics plans to introduce high-numerical-aperture extreme ultraviolet (High-NA EUV) lithography into mass production at its 1nm node around 2030, according to South Korean...

Thursday 13 August 2026

SK Hynix expands EUV roadmap with High-NA tools and PSM adoption

SK hynix said it is advancing its use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography for the mass production of next-generation DRAM, with high-numerical-aperture (High-NA) EUV equipment...

Thursday 13 August 2026

South Korea plans new sovereign wealth fund to back AI, robots, supply chains

South Korea plans to establish a strategic investment account with at least 20 trillion won in assets within the Korea Investment Corporation in 2027 as it moves to strengthen its...

Thursday 13 August 2026

LGES, Lopal sign three-year LFP supply deal worth up to CNY27 billion

LG Energy Solution (LGES) and China's Jiangsu Lopal Tech have signed a three-year framework agreement covering up to CNY27 billion (approx. US$3.8 billion) in lithium iron phosphate...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Samsung SDI-GM battery reset shows how ESS is reshaping the US EV supply chain

Samsung SDI is ending its battery manufacturing partnership with General Motors (GM) in Indiana, terminating a major EV joint venture...

Thursday 13 August 2026

LX Semicon starts mass producing automotive MCU for Hyundai Motor, Kia

LX Semicon has begun mass production of an automotive microcontroller unit (MCU) and started supplying the chip to Hyundai Motor and Kia, marking the first time the two automakers...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Hanmi pulls ahead of Hanwha as HBM4 orders rebound

South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor is pulling ahead of rival Hanwha Semitech in thermal compression (TC) bonders for high-bandwidth memory...

Thursday 13 August 2026

Samsung to expand 2026 TV LCD buys from BOE as TCL orders drop

Samsung Electronics is set to increase its TV LCD panel purchases in 2026, even as global shipments of TV LCDs are forecast to decline...

Thursday 13 August 2026

South Korea widens chip strategy beyond Samsung and SK Hynix with KRW5 trillion ecosystem fund

As market momentum spirals into an intensifying race over AI infrastructure buildouts, the global landscape has entered a more aggressive round of AI-centered investment, with national-scale...

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...

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