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Friday 9 May 2025

Lee Jae-Yong's 10-year smart M&A strategy builds Samsung's technology ecosystem

Over the past decade, Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-Yong has leveraged global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to transform Samsung into a "technology-first" company...

Friday 9 May 2025

India-Pakistan tensions rise as Samsung and LG monitor impact on Indian factories

For the first time in six years, military tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated. Amid this, South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, with factories...

Thursday 8 May 2025

Ex-SK Hynix employee charged in South Korea for leaking chip tech to HiSilicon

A former employee surnamed Kim at the Chinese division of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix has been indicted on charges of leaking confidential...

Thursday 8 May 2025

SK Hynix to end DDR4 production by 2Q26, sparks supply crunch

The two major South Korean DRAM manufacturers are each preparing to discontinue their older DDR4 production lines. Following Samsung Electronics' early April announcement of its end-of-life...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

AMD reportedly walks away from Samsung's SF4X deal, escalating foundry pressure on latter

Samsung Electronics is under intensifying pressure in its foundry business following reports that AMD has abandoned plans to adopt its advanced 4nm process, SF4X. The decision marks...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

SK Hynix-Hanmi Semiconductor dispute escalates, Hanwha Semitech poised to gain

A brewing conflict between SK Hynix and its long-time supplier, Hanmi Semiconductor, over thermal compression bonder (TC Bonder; TCB) equipment has intensified, potentially reshuffling...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Former Samsung employee indicted in DRAM leak case aiding CXMT

South Korean prosecutors recently announced the indictment and detention of a former Samsung Electronics researcher suspected of leaking core semiconductor technology secrets, developed...

Tuesday 6 May 2025

Samsung DS chief rushes to Silicon Valley to secure AI memory and foundry orders

YoungHyun Jun, Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division, recently led a senior executive delegation to Silicon Valley, foregoing South Korea's extended...

Monday 5 May 2025

LG Display pioneers blue phosphorescent OLED, achieves world-first product validation

LG Display (LGD) has become the first company worldwide to achieve product validation for a blue phosphorescent OLED panel, advancing a long-elusive milestone in the development of...

Monday 5 May 2025

Semco and Daeduck poised to power Tesla's autonomous Cybercab with key substrate supply

South Korea's leading substrate manufacturers, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and Daeduck Electronics, are preparing to supply crucial...

Friday 2 May 2025

LGES bows out of Indonesian EV battery deal—China's Huayou poised to fill the void

LG Energy Solution (LGES) of South Korea has exited its US$8.45 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery project in Indonesia, prompting the Indonesian government to court China's Zhejiang...

Friday 2 May 2025

Memory market soars as Samsung's DDR4 phase-out sparks supply squeeze and price surge

The memory market is seeing a sharp surge, fueled by rising contract prices since the second quarter and Samsung Electronics' move to phase out DDR4 modules, as revealed in communications...

Friday 2 May 2025

Samsung chip earnings nosedive 62%: HBM edge ceded to SK Hynix?

Samsung Electronics beat expectations in the first quarter of 2025, posting revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55 billion) and operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion. However, its Device...

Thursday 1 May 2025

Samsung taps Llama 4 to close semiconductor gap with Hynix, Micron

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has begun deploying Meta's latest generative AI model, Llama 4, marking a strategic...

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Smartphone strength cushions Samsung's 1Q25 chip slump

Samsung Electronics reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55.4 billion) and an operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion...

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