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Friday 23 August 2024
Fear over battery fires has slumped South Korea's EV market
South Korea recently saw three electric vehicle (EV) fires occur within less than a month, leading to an "EV phobia" in the local market. This situation has caused a decline in both...
Thursday 22 August 2024
Silicon Shield 2.0: diplomacy and de-risking supply chains in a new era of economic security
The 2024 Ketagalan Forum: Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue, held on August 21, convened scholars and former diplomats from North America, Europe, and Taiwan to explore strategies for...
Wednesday 21 August 2024
South Korea's early exports pick up on resilient chip demand
South Korea's early trade data showed exports gaining momentum this month, boosting the outlook for economic growth and suggesting global demand for semiconductors remains resilien...
Tuesday 20 August 2024
Seoul Semiconductor surpasses Nichia in LED backlight module market
Seoul Semiconductor was ranked fourth in the global backlight module market in 2017 and rose to second in 2023 just behind Nichia.
Tuesday 20 August 2024
Samsung set to launch affordable flagship Galaxy S24 FE before new iPhone SE 4
Samsung Electronics is reportedly increasing the likelihood of launching the budget-friendly flagship Galaxy S24 FE in the second half of 2024, aiming to hit the market ahead of Apple's...
Monday 19 August 2024
Uber-backed e-scooter startup Lime enters Japan after South Korea exit
Uber Technologies Inc.-backed Lime is entering Japan's growing e-scooter ride market in a foray that pits the San Francisco-based startup against homegrown Luup KK.
Thursday 15 August 2024
Samsung reportedly introducing high-NA equipment by end of 2024 to catch up in EUV
Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to introduce high-numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) equipment by the end of 2024.
Thursday 15 August 2024
LG Chem set to overtake DuPont in OLED evaporation materials market in 2024
LG Chem's OLED evaporation materials business is experiencing robust growth, positioning the company to potentially surpass DuPont and claim the second-largest market share in the...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
SK Hynix invests in M16 DRAM production expansion, expects to increase monthly capacity by 18%
SK Hynix has reportedly begun procuring production equipment for its M16 plant in Icheon, aiming to boost its monthly production capacity from 100,000 to 180,000 units, an increase...
Tuesday 13 August 2024
Samsung reportedly building new CIS lab to catch up to Sony
Samsung Electronics (Samsung) is reportedly building an image quality lab for CIS. To catch up to Sony, it is planning on using simulated photography of various scenery to enhance...
Tuesday 13 August 2024
Samsung's new ultra-thin LPDDR to disrupt edge AI market
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a groundbreaking 12nm low-power DRAM (LPDDR) with a thickness of just 0.65mm, responding to the rapidly growing on-device AI market. This move comes...
Tuesday 13 August 2024
Samsung reportedly investing in in-house chip development to compete in XR market
Samsung Electronics is developing high-performance semiconductors for next-generation Extended Reality (XR) devices, aiming to compete with Apple's Vision Pro, which uses in-house...
Monday 12 August 2024
SDC reportedly signs contract with Microsoft
Samsung Display (SDC) is reportedly collaborating with Microsoft to develop and supply OLED on Silicon (OLEDoS) for the next generation of Mixed Reality (MR) devices.
Monday 12 August 2024
OLED iPad supply chain shift: LGD expands as SDC rumored to scale back
Apple's first OLED iPad will feature panels supplied by LG Display (LGD) and Samsung Display (SDC). However, recent reports indicate a shift in the supply chain dynamics, with SDC...
Friday 9 August 2024
With AI fueling AR and VR industries, South Korean micro LED component makers target backplane market
The augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) device market, after experiencing a period of stagnation, is seeing renewed growth momentum with the development of AI technology...