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Tuesday 1 July 2025
South Korea walks a tight rope as Trump shifts tariff strategy eastward
As the July 9, 2025 deadline approaches for the expiration of the United States' temporary suspension of "reciprocal tariffs," US President Donald Trump appears to be shifting his...
Tuesday 1 July 2025
Chinese TV brands surge as LG adopts three-pronged strategy to stabilize market share
Despite the growing competitive threat from Chinese brands such as Hisense, TCL, and Xiaomi in recent years within the TV and end-display industry, South Korean companies continue...
Monday 30 June 2025
Samsung acquires rights to Intel semiconductor patents in strategic bid to avoid global IP disputes
Samsung Electronics has secured a broad license to a portfolio of semiconductor patents originally developed by Intel, a move industry analysts view as both a defensive strategy against...
Monday 30 June 2025
China set to lead global foundry capacity by 2030 amid accelerating domestic expansion
China is poised to overtake Taiwan as the world's top semiconductor foundry hub by 2030, according to Yole Group. With 21% of global capacity in 2024 and rapid domestic expansion...
Monday 30 June 2025
Samsung reportedly promotes advanced 2nm process amid foundry setbacks
Samsung is pushing its second-generation 2nm process, SF2P, promising notable performance and efficiency gains. As its chip business faces mounting pressure, the company is betting...
Monday 30 June 2025
South Korea launches AI chip project with Taiwan's CoAsia and local unicorn Rebellions
CoAsia, a Taiwan-based semiconductor company, announced that its subsidiary, CoAsia SEMI, will partner with Rebellions, a South Korean AI chipmaker, to co-develop a next-generation...
Monday 30 June 2025
Rebellions builds AI chip with Samsung HBM3E in bid to rival Nvidia's H100
South Korean artificial intelligence chip startup Rebellions has unveiled a prototype of its next-generation neural processing unit (NPU), integrating Samsung Electronics' 12-stack...
Monday 30 June 2025
BOE ramps up iPhone OLED production, challenging Samsung and LG

Chinese display manufacturer BOE has secured production capacity of roughly 100 million OLED panels annually for Apple's iPhones, according...

Friday 27 June 2025
As US and Japan expand EUV capabilities, South Korea faces semiconductor setback

As the global race to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies accelerates, the United States and Japan are investing heavily...

Friday 27 June 2025
Samsung slows the node race: yield over speed at 2nm, 4nm
Samsung Foundry is reportedly adjusting its roadmap by postponing development of its 1.4nm (SF1.4) node and reallocating resources to improve yield and service quality across its...
Thursday 26 June 2025
SK Hynix expands DRAM dominance with new chip packaging plant in South Korea
SK Hynix said it plans to construct a new semiconductor backend facility in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, marking its seventh such plant in South Korea, as the company moves...
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Apple's OLED iPad pipeline fuels Samsung, LG production ramp; BOE left in the dust
Apple is set to release new iPad Pro models in the latter half of 2025, continuing its transition to OLED displays across its tablet portfolio. As reported by ZDNet Korea,...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Samsung takes cautious approach to adopting next-gen smartphone battery technologies
While Chinese smartphone manufacturers are using large battery capacities and fast charging speeds to launch a fierce marketing war, Samsung Electronics has chosen to "take a step...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
1.4nm put on ice: Samsung reportedly reroutes foundry push to 2nm yield gains
Samsung Electronics is reportedly pushing back plans to build its 1.4nm test production line, shifting its focus toward improving yield and capacity for the 2nm node, now expected...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
South Korea's chip firms target Japan in bid to break global design bottleneck
South Korean semiconductor companies are making a concerted push into Japan, positioning themselves to capture opportunities in one of the world's most underpenetrated but promising...