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Tuesday 28 October 2025
HBM boom tightens DRAM supply as Samsung, SK Hynix secure long-term deals
As demand for memory surges alongside the build-out of AI infrastructure and soaring data volumes from AI agents developed by OpenAI, Google, and others, consumption has spiked not...
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Three years into leadership, Lee Jae-yong aims to redefine the ‘new Samsung’
Samsung Electronics Co. chairman Lee Jae-yong marked his third anniversary as chairman on October 27, a milestone widely interpreted as the first year of the company moving past judicial...
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Anthropic looks to Seoul as Asia becomes its biggest growth engine
AI startup Anthropic plans to open an office in Seoul, South Korea, by early 2026 to bolster its footprint across the Asia-Pacific region, where it has seen revenue soar more than...
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Commentary: Taiwan remains the dealbreaker as Trump and Xi eye fragile thaw at APEC
As the APEC summit in late October approaches, US President Donald Trump aims to broker a historic China-US trade deal and push for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. However, stalled negotiations...
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Korean humanoid robots move from lab to factory floor
At the 2025 Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) in Daegu, humanoid robots took center stage, walking, waving, sorting packages, and even handing out popcorn. This signals...
Monday 27 October 2025
LG Electronics advances HBM and glass substrate equipment for advanced packaging
LG Electronics is aggressively entering the advanced semiconductor packaging equipment market to meet the surging demand driven by AI. The company plans to gradually localize production...
Monday 27 October 2025
Korea's thinnest parking robot steals the show at FIX 2025

At the Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) in Daegu, one of the busiest booths belongs to HL Robotics, whose live demonstration of its...

Monday 27 October 2025
China's flock to Vietnam swamps established South Korean companies
Vietnam has grown significantly into a hotspot for companies from South Korea, China, Singapore, and Taiwan to set up factories. The escalation of US-China trade tensions has caused...
Monday 27 October 2025
Weekly news roundup: TSMC tightens China orders; Micron sees DRAM market tightening; CXMT, Huawei advance HBM3 chips
Below are the top DIGITIMES Asia stories from October 20 to 26, 2025.
Monday 27 October 2025
Nexperia export ban rattles carmakers from Seoul

China's recent order banning exports from the Chinese factories of Dutch semiconductor firm Nexperia has sent shockwaves through the...

Monday 27 October 2025
Samsung launches aggressive price-cut strategy to catch up in HBM competition
HBM continues to be a critical resource as the AI boom is further tightening supply and demand in the memory industry. Memory leader Samsung Electronics is fixated on reclaiming its...
Sunday 26 October 2025
LGES approaches China's battery market with time compression, accumulation strategy
In the face of policy and capital competition pressure from Chinese companies, LG Energy Solution (LGES) is implementing a strategy that combines time compression and accumulation...
Friday 24 October 2025
Korean firm wins top innovation award for transparent 5G/6G antenna technology
Automotive electronics manufacturer THN grabbed a Top Innovation Technology Award here on October 23 at the Future Innovation Technology Expo (FIX 2025) for its breakthrough transparent...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Samsung expresses confidence in 2nm development, reports solid progress
Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division CTO Song Jae-hyuk expressed strong confidence in the revival of Samsung's foundry business and reported smooth progress on the...
Thursday 23 October 2025
SEDEX 2025: Samsung debuts HBM4; SK Hynix showcases rival design
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix unveiled their next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) at SEDEX 2025 in South Korea, marking Samsung's first public display of an HBM4 sample...