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Tuesday 16 April 2024
Samsung reportedly set to return to M&A market with trillion KRW deal in the works
Since acquiring American automotive audio maker Harman in 2016, Samsung Electronics has seemingly suspended large-scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for the past 8 years. Recently,...
Monday 15 April 2024
Samsung gets US$6.4 billion from CHIPS Act, promises to bring HBM and advanced packaging to Texas
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Samsung Electronics signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) on April 15 to provide up to US$6.4 billion in direct funding...
Monday 15 April 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly to resume memory capacity expansion plans
Market rumors said Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are planning to resume the capacity expansion plans at its Pyeongtaek and Cheongju fabs, which were put on hold during the previous...
Monday 15 April 2024
Samsung executives visited Taiwan and TSMC in secret for HBM collaboration
According to sources in Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain, Samsung Electronics visited Taiwan at the end of March.
Monday 15 April 2024
SDC reportedly transferring 500 R&D personnel to mid-to-small-sized OLEDs
Recently, growth in the TV market has slowed down.
Monday 15 April 2024
Hanmi won HBM equipment orders from Micron, Samsung next?
In recent years, due to the development of the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market, the thermal compression (TC) bonder equipment produced by Hanmi Semiconductor has attracted attention...
Monday 15 April 2024
Weekly news roundup: JCET has offered advanced packaging services for chips below 5nm, the company says
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of April 8 - April 12.
Friday 12 April 2024
China-based suppliers expected to flood the ultra-large-sized LCD panel market, threatening South Korean makers
Ultra large-sized LCD panel shipments are expected to surge in 2024, driven by China-based suppliers, which may lead to a price war in the market, threatening LG Display, the sole...
Friday 12 April 2024
Samsung faces first large-scale strike in history amid intensifying global competition
Samsung Electronics is caught in the history of the first collective strike crisis in South Korea amidst intensifying global semiconductor competition. Samsung's five labor unions,...
Friday 12 April 2024
SK Siltron obtains further US support to accelerate SiC wafer investment
SK Siltron, a silicon carbide (SiC) wafer manufacturer in the United States, is set to receive a US$77 million subsidy from the state of Michigan, following a US$544 million loan...
Friday 12 April 2024
South Korean researchers put the solid in solid-state batteries
A solid-state battery research project supported by the South Korean government has discovered methods to enhance the stability of solid-state batteries. The discoveries will reportedly...
Friday 12 April 2024
South Korea accelerates semiconductor strategy post-Taiwan quake
In the wake of a seismic event rattling Taiwan, and amidst the dawn of the AI era, South Korea's governmental bodies and corporate giants have convened to assess supply chain vulnerabilities...
Friday 12 April 2024
SK Hynix said to mass produce 10nm 1c DRAM in 3Q24, ahead of Samsung
SK Hynix reportedly is slated to start mass production of the sixth-generation 10nm 1c DRAM in the third quarter of 2024, ahead of Samsung's schedule, drawing significant attention...
Thursday 11 April 2024
What is behind SK Group's reported decision to merge its battery, lubricant arms?
SK Group is reportedly planning to merge its battery company, SK On, and lubricant subsidiary, SK Enmove, to proceed with turning SK On into a publicly traded business. The news came...
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Canadian AI startup Tenstorrent teaming up with Samsung, Hyundai, and LG
Amidst the ongoing AI boom, Canadian AI semiconductor startup Tenstorrent has recently formed alliances with South Korean conglomerates such as Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor,...