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Wednesday 25 February 2026
Without memory chips, Korea's semiconductor edge over China erodes, KIET warns
As the AI era accelerates, South Korea's competitive position is weakening relative to China. Even semiconductors, long a pillar of the Korean economy, are now assessed as being in...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
SK Hynix signals seller's market as memory prices set to climb all year
SK Hynix, one of the world's top three memory chip makers, told investors on a recent Goldman Sachs conference call that the global memory market has fully shifted to a "seller's market,"...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
China's humanoid robot Big 5 confirms participation in Smart Factory & Automation World 2026
As the global manufacturing and robotics industry shifts towards humanoid robots, China's world-leading Big 5 humanoid robot companies will gather in Korea for the first time this...
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Elon Musk recruits South Korean chip talent as HBM sparks global war
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has amplified recruitment of South Korean semiconductor talent via social media, deepening competition for engineers as global tech firms increasingly target the...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
South Korean battery leaders ramp up LFP production for North American ESS market
The surge in demand for energy storage systems (ESS) in North America is fueling a competitive push among South Korea's three leading battery manufacturers—LG Energy Solution...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Japan courts Samsung, SK Hynix with subsidies, but memory giants hold back
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have in recent years received repeated invitations from Japan's central and local governments to build semiconductor fabs, but neither has advanced...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
AI devours DRAM supply, SK’s Chey expands “monster chip” push

Artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is tightening global memory supply and reshaping the semiconductor cycle. Speaking at...

Monday 23 February 2026
Samsung regains DRAM lead with 40% revenue jump in 4Q25, eyes HBM4 to strengthen edge
Samsung Electronics reclaimed the global DRAM market crown in 4Q25, just one year after losing it to SK Hynix. Industry watchers are closely monitoring whether Samsung can further...
Monday 23 February 2026
Samsung Foundry rebounds with utilization above 80% in 1Q26
Samsung Electronics' foundry utilization exceeded 80% in the first quarter of 2026, its highest level in over a year, increasing the probability of a quarterly profit turnaround this...
Monday 23 February 2026
Samsung brings forward P5 cleanroom timeline under 'Shell First' strategy
Samsung Electronics has accelerated cleanroom construction at its Pyeongtaek Fab 5 (P5), pushing forward capacity expansion for high-bandwidth memory and advanced-node semiconductor...
Monday 23 February 2026
Jensen Huang's missed India summit and Valentine's dinner in Korea spotlight Nvidia's shifting priorities
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's absence from India's AI Impact Summit and his appearance at a late-night engineer gathering in California have drawn attention to the chipmaker's strategic...
Sunday 22 February 2026
Analysis: Trump's curtailed tariff powers strengthen Beijing's leverage and rattle Asian allies
In a dramatic escalation of global trade tensions, President Donald Trump abruptly raised his newly announced global tariff to 15% on Saturday, effective immediately.
Saturday 21 February 2026
Commentary: Samsung to reclaim the world's no.1 semiconductor position in 2026

Samsung Electronics and Intel have alternated for years as the world's largest semiconductor company. From 2011 to 2023, Samsung and Intel...

Friday 20 February 2026
SK Group chairman Chey meets US tech leaders to secure core AI chip supply chain
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won recently traveled to the US for a series of high-level meetings with CEOs from Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Meta, and Google. The strategic focus extends...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Samsung advances LPDDR5X-PIM, signaling memory's new role in AI computing

Artificial intelligence is shifting the center of gravity in semiconductors. For decades, processors defined performance. Now memory bandwidth,...