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Wednesday 20 August 2025
US's move to block BOE OLEDs could help South Korea, but raises bigger concerns

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling siding with Samsung Display (SDC) in its trade secrets case...

Wednesday 20 August 2025
Why TSMC's CoWoS bottleneck could lock AI memory makers into Nvidia's orbit
The AI chip market is expected to stay under Nvidia's dominance in 2026, as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron battle to win sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) orders...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Samsung's HBM3E supply to Nvidia loses strategic significance as focus shifts to HBM4 in 2026
Driven by the booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has become a key factor reshaping the memory industry landscape. Micron recently...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
TSMC holds the high ground on 2nm, but Samsung moves fast to close the gap
The battle for dominance in 2-nanometer (nm) chip manufacturing has officially begun. While Samsung Electronics is gaining ground by offering lower prices and faster response times,...
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Samsung SDI beats LGES, SK On to secure major ESS contract
Samsung SDI recently emerged victorious in a large-scale energy storage system (ESS) tender in South Korea, marking a significant milestone in its business transformation as the electric...
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Samsung to challenge SK Hynix, Micron in Nvidia HBM supply after delays

Samsung Electronics is intensifying its bid to break into Nvidia's high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply chain after lagging behind SK Hynix...

Tuesday 19 August 2025
SK Hynix signals slowing demand for TCB equipment, putting Hanmi at risk
The market for thermo-compression bonders, or TCB, has surged on the back of booming demand for AI. But signals out of South Korea now show signs of a slowdown. New orders in the...
Tuesday 19 August 2025
Trump tariffs could stall Samsung’s US surge and boost Apple
Samsung Electronics is enjoying its strongest run in the US smartphone market in years, but that momentum could be tested as US President Donald Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on...
Monday 18 August 2025
Samsung debuts world's first 115-inch micro RGB TV, aiming at OLED and mini LED rivals

Samsung Electronics has unveiled the world's first 115-inch micro RGB television, marking a bold step to reinforce its presence in the...

Monday 18 August 2025
LGD showcases new generation of in-car interactive displays
LG Display (LGD), optimistic about the automotive market outlook, showcased a fully autonomous driving concept car equipped with various innovative display solutions at K-Display...
Monday 18 August 2025
Weekly news roundup: Apple's US$599 MacBook, China's HBM3 breakthrough, and TSMC 2nm leak update
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from August 11 to 17, 2025. Leading the headlines: Apple is preparing to launch a US$599 MacBook, with mass production of key components expected...
Monday 18 August 2025
SK Hynix labor dispute delays Nvidia HBM supply talks
A proposed bonus exceeding KRW100 million (US$72,000) per employee threatens to spark SK Hynix's first full-scale strike, with stalled high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply talks heightening...
Monday 18 August 2025
Samsung DRAM market share sinks to decade low, consumer electronics cushion the blow
Samsung Electronics' global DRAM market share slipped to 32.7% in the first half of 2025, down 8.8% from 41.5% a year earlier, according to its August 14 semiannual earnings report,...
Monday 18 August 2025
Samsung signs DeepX for 2nm process to advance GenAI computing at the edge
Global pioneer in ultra-low-power AI semiconductors, DeepX, has recently become one of Samsung Electronics' foundry clients utilizing its 2nm semiconductor manufacturing process....
Saturday 16 August 2025
SK Hynix expands EUV in 1c DRAM, launches faster low-power chips for AI PCs

SK Hynix is stepping up its use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography in next-generation DRAM, increasing the number of EUV layers...