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Tuesday 2 September 2025
SK Hynix strikes pay deal, lifting average worker bonus to US$78,600

SK Hynix ended a protracted labor dispute by scrapping a ceiling on worker bonuses, easing the risk of strikes after nearly three months...

Tuesday 2 September 2025
SK Hynix expected to outpace Samsung, Micron in HBM share
SK Hynix is expected to retain more than half of the global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market through at least 2027, cementing its role as Nvidia's top supplier while broadening...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
US strips Samsung, SK Hynix of China exemptions, dealing major blow to Korean chipmakers
The US Commerce Department plans to revoke long-standing waivers that have allowed Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to operate their Chinese chip plants using American equipment....
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix VEU exemption revocation opens door for Micron and Chinese chipmakers
On August 29, 2025, local time, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced it will revoke the Validated End-User (VEU) exemptions previously granted to South Korean manufacturers...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Samsung reportedly restarts investment in Taylor fab; Tesla chip mass production timeline revealed
Samsung Electronics will resume its investment in the foundry plant in Taylor, Texas. The previous delays caused by customer confirmation issues have reportedly been resolved, and...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Korean media highlight Taiwan’s hard line in TSMC leak
Taiwan's prosecutors are pursuing a 14-year prison term in a high-profile TSMC trade secrets case, underscoring how Taipei views semiconductor technology leaks as threats to national...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
Hanwha Semitech advances fluxless bonding to address HBM packaging strains
As high-bandwidth memory (HBM) moves to taller stacks with denser chip-to-chip I/O connections, thermal compression bonding (TC bonder) technology is hitting bottlenecks. Hanwha Semitech...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
South Korea's Nextin lands SK Hynix deal, plans expansion in Japan, US, and Europe
South Korea-based optical wafer inspection equipment manufacturer Nextin has made strides in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) segment, gaining traction after launching its dedicated...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
South Korean firms use AI to tackle social issues
South Korea recently hosted the second annual Social Value Festa, exploring ways to design a sustainable future. The event attracted over 300 major corporations, social enterprises,...
Monday 1 September 2025
Taiwan's aging panel fabs face extinction as industry shifts
Innolux recently decided to close its fifth-generation fab, while AUO is also implementing a replacement plan. Industry insiders predict that all fifth-generation and below panel...
Monday 1 September 2025
South Korea's display industry rebounds to US$10 billion in 1Q25, mixed outlook for 2H25
The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) reported that the combined revenue of South Korean panel companies reached US$10 billion in the first quarter of 2025, marking a return...
Monday 1 September 2025
GM weighs South Korea exit as "Yellow Envelope" law passes
On August 24, 2025, South Korea's National Assembly officially passed amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, otherwise known as the...
Monday 1 September 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix waiver revoked: Korean chipmakers hobbled, China memory benefits
The Trump administration has revoked long-standing exemptions that allowed Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to use US equipment freely at their chip plants in China, a move that has...
Monday 1 September 2025
Samsung, LG losing TV war to China, bet on microLED revival
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics' television businesses have fallen from their former status as "flagship divisions" to becoming performance "obstacles," frequently losing ground...
Monday 1 September 2025
DDR4 demand eases at high levels, contract prices climbing through year-end
Memory spot prices surged in the second quarter of 2025 but have since stabilized at high levels. DDR4 supply remains constrained, yet the earlier rush to secure inventory has eased,...