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Thursday 20 August 2026

Samsung gains foundry pricing power as 4nm capacity stays tight through 2027

Samsung Electronics is gaining pricing power in its foundry business as AI and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) demand tightens advanced-node...

Thursday 20 August 2026

China tightens grip on global LCD market as TV panel share tops 70%

The global LCD panel industry continues to consolidate around Chinese manufacturers, whose share of the LCD TV panel market has remained firmly above 70% and is gradually approaching...

Thursday 20 August 2026

SK Hynix's new HBM team lands in Nvidia and AMD's backyard — co-design is becoming the way to win HBM4 orders

SK Hynix is reported to be assembling a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) design team in Silicon Valley, a move that would deepen its co-design work with major US chip customers. Analysts...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Jusung, PSK China sales plunge over 40% amid China's chip self-sufficiency drive

Jusung Engineering and PSK each lost more than 40% of their China revenue in 2025. The similarity ends there.

Thursday 20 August 2026

LG Energy Solution starts production at US$2B Michigan plant, pivoting to energy storage boom

LG Energy Solution has officially kicked off production of energy storage batteries at its nearly US$2 billion battery facility in Lansing, Michigan. The long-planned plant, originally...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Samsung to break ground on KRW6 trillion Onyang HBM packaging plant in September

Samsung Electronics will break ground in September on a KRW6 trillion (approx. US$4.31 billion) HBM production and advanced-packaging facility at its Onyang campus in Asan, South Korea,...

Thursday 20 August 2026

LG acquires Mexico TV parts plant to cut production costs

LG Electronics has acquired a local TV parts factory in Mexico. The move strengthens cost competitiveness and tightens control over its supply chain at one of its key North American...

Thursday 20 August 2026

CXMT planned to use Samsung process data to develop DRAM, ex-engineer says

A former Samsung Electronics researcher has testified that ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) intended from its earliest days to develop DRAM using Samsung process data, an account...

Thursday 20 August 2026

LG targets 100,000 hours of robot training data ahead of 2027 humanoid debut

LG Electronics is scaling up its robot training infrastructure with Nvidia, targeting 100,000 hours of real and synthetic data by the end of 2026 as it pushes its physical AI strategy...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Samsung repays 20 trillion won SDC loan early as memory demand surges

Samsung Electronics fully repaid a KRW20 trillion unsecured loan from Samsung Display ahead of schedule in the second quarter of 2026,...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Vietnam eyes city upgrades for Samsung hub Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh

Vietnam is considering plans to turn Bac Ninh, a major Samsung Electronics manufacturing hub, and Quang Ninh into centrally administered cities as the country builds out its northern...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

EU tightens recycled-content rules as material traceability becomes a new battery market barrier

The European Union is moving to tighten recycling requirements for rechargeable batteries, including electric vehicle batteries, industrial energy storage batteries, and automotive...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

LG's raw material costs jump by over KRW1 trillion in 1H26, auto components hit hardest

Rising chip and copper prices are rapidly increasing cost pressure on LG Electronics.

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Samsung, SK hynix build KRW278 trillion cash pile on AI memory surge

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have amassed a combined KRW278 trillion (approx. US$196.9 billion) in cash equivalents and short-term...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

South Korea looks beyond chips and AI with bets on SMRs, fusion and quantum

South Korea is looking beyond semiconductors and artificial intelligence for its next generation of strategic industries, naming seven...

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