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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...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event set for July 9, spotlighting AI-driven foldable devices
Samsung Electronics officially announced that it will hold its Galaxy Unpacked launch event at 10 p.m. Taiwan time on July 9 in Brooklyn, New York. Industry insiders anticipate the...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
LX Semicon reportedly joins Apple's iPad Pro OLED DDI supply chain, eyeing Samsung's market dominance
South Korea's LX Semicon has reportedly secured a position in Apple's supply chain for OLED display driver ICs (DDIs) used in the latest iPad Pro models, marking a significant breakthrough...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Samsung to expand 1c DRAM production in 2H25 after significant yield improvements
Samsung Electronics will begin expanding investment in sixth-generation 10nm-class DRAM (1c DRAM) production starting in the second half of 2025. Industry observers interpret this...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
A warning shot to Apple: South Korean OLED patent lawsuits target Tianma and BOE
Following Samsung Display's (SDC) patent lawsuits against BOE and TCL CSOT, LG Display (LGD) recently filed seven technical patent infringement lawsuits against Tianma. This move...
Tuesday 24 June 2025
South Korea steps up legal fight as Chinese 'red tech' pushes into key industries
As Chinese companies accelerate their entry into the South Korean market, local tech giants are intensifying efforts to protect their intellectual property (IP). From TV branding...
Monday 23 June 2025
South Korea achieves breakthrough in CNC technology localization
South Korea has successfully developed domestic computer numerical control (CNC) technology, breaking the grip of foreign suppliers on a critical manufacturing component that governs...
Monday 23 June 2025
Top-100 firms contribute KRW1.6 quadrillion to South Korea economy in 2024

In 2024, South Korea's top-100 companies generated an estimated KRW1,615 trillion (US$1.16 trillion) in total economic contribution,...

Monday 23 June 2025
Samsung reportedly to launch first XR HMD in South Korea October 2025
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to hold a launch event for its extended reality (XR) head-mounted display (HMD) "Project Moohan" on September 29, 2025, in South Korea....
Monday 23 June 2025
Samsung targets HBM comeback as DRAM leadership slips to rival
Samsung Electronics wrapped up its global strategy meeting with the Device Solutions division, outlining plans to regain ground in high-bandwidth memory and foundry operations. The...
Monday 23 June 2025
YMTC beats Samsung as best SSD seller in JD.com's 618 bonanza
Chinese NAND flash manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has outperformed global rivals during a major domestic e-commerce event. Its consumer SSD brand ZhiTai claimed the...
Monday 23 June 2025
Pixel 10 chip deal goes to TSMC — Samsung enters post-Google overhaul mode
Samsung Electronics has launched an extensive internal review to regain ground in the advanced foundry market, triggered by the loss of Google's custom application processor (AP)...
Monday 23 June 2025
Weekly news roundup: Taiwan's Huawei export ban, Nvidia H20 blocked by US, TSMC-Samsung 2nm showdown
Below are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from June 16 to June 22, 2025. Top developments include tighter US chip restrictions on China, updates on the next-gen 2nm...