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Friday 24 May 2024
Absolics becomes first materials firm to get US CHIPS Act subsidy
Absolics, an affiliate of South Korean chemical material firm SKC and invested by Applied Materials, signed a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) with the US Department of Commerce...
Friday 24 May 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix increase R&D and facility investment in 1Q24
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's research and development expenses and facility investments for the first quarter of 2024 were higher than those in the first quarter of 2023. It...
Thursday 23 May 2024
South Korea sets aside record US$19 billion to fuel chipmaking
South Korea has unveiled a $19 billion package of incentives to bolster its chip sector, a boon to Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. as they race to stay ahead in an increasingly...
Thursday 23 May 2024
UK and South Korea lead global AI safety summit, China and UAE firms pledge AI safety commitments
At the second Global AI Safety Summit, South Korea and the United Kingdom jointly introduced the "Seoul Declaration," committing world leaders to a consensus on principles for the...
Thursday 23 May 2024
Samsung's HBM lag threatens memory chip dominance in AI Era
Despite Samsung Electronics recently appointing a new leader for its Device Solutions (DS) division that comprises memory and foundry units, the company's lag behind SK Hynix in leading...
Thursday 23 May 2024
Samsung reportedly invests in 2nm mobile AP development
Samsung Electronics is reportedly investing in developing 2nm mobile Application Processors (AP), a technology that has yet to be commercialized.
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Samsung sees second senior leadership shuffle amidst HBM lag, organizational restructuring imminent
In less than six months, Samsung Electronics experienced yet another notable shift in its senior leadership, coinciding with its trailing position behind SK Hynix in the HBM market...
Wednesday 22 May 2024
LG partners with Google to unveil 'empathetic AI' service robot in June
LG Electronics has established an "AI Robot Alliance" with Google, gearing up to introduce in June a service robot incorporating Google's latest generative AI, Gemini, as revealed...
Tuesday 21 May 2024
XR headset partnership between Meta and LG reportedly canceled
Just over two months after announcing that they are jointly developing an extended reality (XR) headset device, it has been reported that the partnership between Meta and LG has fallen...
Tuesday 21 May 2024
LGES likely to overtake Panasonic in launching 46800 battery mass production
LG Energy Solution has been progressing in the development of the 46800 battery.
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Samsung foundry zooms on 'Nemo' in its competition with TSMC
Many in the South Korean industry believe that with TSMC, the leading semiconductor foundry, facing increasing risks from earthquakes in Taiwan and unstable cross-strait relations,...
Tuesday 21 May 2024
SDC and LGD dominate OLED monitor market with rapid growth and gaming focus
OLED panels used for external screens/monitors remain dominated by the two major South Korean panel manufacturers, Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD), becoming a new growth...
Tuesday 21 May 2024
SK Hynix teams up with TSMC to accelerate rollout of customized HBM4 solutions
SK Hynix and TSMC have advanced their next-generation High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) mass production plans.
Tuesday 21 May 2024
South Korea's semiconductor subsidy: a bid to attract SMEs
As major countries, particularly the United States, escalate their substantial subsidies for domestic semiconductor production, South Korea's industry is increasingly concerned about...
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Samsung names new semiconductor chief
Samsung Electronics has appointed company vice chairman Young Hyun Jun as the new leader of its Device Solutions (DS) division. Jun will be responsible for overseeing the company's...