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Thursday 7 November 2024
US CHIPS Act expansion set to benefit South Korean solar manufacturers
Following the US Department of Treasury's expansion of the CHIPS and Science Act subsidies to include solar-grade silicon ingots and wafers, South Korean solar giants Hanwha Qcells...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
HBM and beyond: SK Hynix deepens strategic partnership with TSMC
SK Hynix has strengthened its collaboration with TSMC, designating the foundry to manufacture its next-generation HBM4 logic die. The company's development of high-capacity Compute...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
SK Hynix reduces DDR4 production, accelerates shift to AI memory
SK Hynix plans to reduce its legacy DRAM production to 20% by the fourth quarter of 2024, responding to increased supply and pricing pressure from Chinese memory manufacturers. The...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Samsung's new semiconductor R&D campus to launch, driving next-gen memory development
Samsung Electronics plans to open its new semiconductor research and development campus in mid-November. The installation of advanced equipment is set to take place from November...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Apple's US$280.8 million Chinese R&D expansion raises alarms for South Korean industry and US national security
Apple is strengthening its collaboration with China's display industry, aiming to lower production costs and reduce reliance on primary South Korean suppliers, Samsung Display (SDC)...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
SDC advances its 8.6G IT OLED mass production plan to 2025
Samsung Display (SDC) plans to accelerate the production of its 8.6G OLED panels for IT applications, which will first be utilized in Samsung Electronics' notebook products.
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Nvidia's Jensen Huang requests early shipment of HBM4 from SK Hynix
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized during a video call at the SK AI Summit in Seoul's Coex that he aims to strengthen collaboration with SK Hynix in the high bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Monday 4 November 2024
Samsung denies voluntary retirement and layoff rumors as executives strategize foundry solutions
Reports indicate that Samsung is exploring a voluntary retirement plan for its DS division. Rumors also suggest the program could expand across the company, impacting the Mobile eXperience...
Monday 4 November 2024
SK Hynix CEO unveils world's first 16-high HBM3E at SK AI Summit 2024
SK Hynix plans to provide samples of its 48GB, 16-layer HBM product—the industry's largest capacity and highest layer count—in the first quarter of 2025. CEO Noh-Jung...
Monday 4 November 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix heat up next-gen memory race with cryogenic etching breakthroughs
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are advancing next-generation memory technology with "ultra-low-temperature" etching, a technique initially applied to high-density, multi-layer NAND...
Monday 4 November 2024
Samsung plans 400+ layer NAND and cutting-edge DRAM for 2026 to reclaim AI memory market
Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to launch high-capacity and high-heat-dissipation Bonding Vertical (BV) NAND Flash with more than 400 layers in 2026. This move aims to enhance...
Monday 4 November 2024
Samsung faces unprecedented crisis as core businesses stagnate, talent exits
October 27 marked the second anniversary of Jae-yong Lee's tenure as Samsung Electronics' (Samsung) executive chairman. However, both Lee and Samsung are facing unprecedented chall...
Monday 4 November 2024
LG Innotek and Semco underperform for 3Q24; both pin their hopes on AI
The two major South Korean component suppliers, Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and LG Innotek, have released their financial reports for the third quarter of 2024, with performance...
Monday 4 November 2024
SK Hynix reportedly plans independent HBM division by late 2024 for AI memory leadership
As artificial intelligence (AI) applications expand, the demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has surged. South Korean memory maker SK Hynix is set to establish a dedicated HBM...
Friday 1 November 2024
Samsung's foundry business faces challenges in catching up with TSMC
From the 14nm generation to the present, Samsung's attempts to capture Apple's orders have often been thwarted. Since the launch of Apple's A10 Fusion chip in 2016, TSMC has monopolized...