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Wednesday 3 July 2024
China's 8.6G OLED investment boom galvanizes South Korean display equipment industry
China's ongoing OLED investment boom is bringing new opportunities to the South Korean display equipment industry. In particular, many South Korean companies have been selected by...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Samsung Union plans three-day walkout in push for better pay
The largest union at Samsung Electronics Co. said it will stage a three-day walkout beginning July 8, adding to the challenges for South Korea's largest company as it seeks to recover...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
BYD's ambitious drive into East Asian markets faces hurdles and opportunities
Chinese EV giant BYD is making significant inroads into the South Korean and Japanese markets, challenging established domestic players and reshaping the competitive landscape in...
Tuesday 2 July 2024
With AI server cooling demand rising, Samsung and SK Hynix promote immersion cooling verification
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have conducted immersion cooling technology verification tests on their semiconductors. This move is seen as a response to the emerging next-generation...
Monday 1 July 2024
South Korea's export growth accelerates on record chip sales
South Korea's export growth accelerated last month, reflecting resilience in global demand as the artificial intelligence and technology sectors drive record gains in semiconductor...
Monday 1 July 2024
Samsung builds industry's first CXL facility to receive Red Hat certification
Samsung Electronics recently announced that it has successfully built the industry's first Compute Express Link (CXL) infrastructure facility certified by Red Hat. This will help...
Monday 1 July 2024
SK Group chairman met with Microsoft and OpenAI CEOs to reinforce global AI partnership network
Following discussions with the CEOs of Nvidia and TSMC about AI semiconductor collaboration, SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won (Anthony Chey) visited the US in June 2024 and met with...
Monday 1 July 2024
Weekly news roundup: Indian chip companies look to smaller cities, fire at Micron Taiwan fab raises chip price concerns
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of June 24 – June 28.
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korean battery makers could benefit from Tesla 46800 cell production headache
Media reported that Tesla was considering ceasing production of 46800 cells due to multiple difficulties.
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung leads chip market amid surging AI memory demand, but foundry gap with TSMC widens
Samsung Electronics emerged as the leader in the global semiconductor market (excluding foundry) in the first quarter of 2024, capturing an 11% market share by sales value, according...
Friday 28 June 2024
South Korea's AI and chip talent drain threatens 'national security' amid stark salary gap with US
South Korea faces a severe talent drain in the AI and semiconductor sectors due to a stark salary gap compared to their US counterparts, posing a national security threat as these...
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung in talks to join UALink alliance and bolster competition against Nvidia
The Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink) alliance, which saw the gathering of many IT giants, is committed to challenging the NVLink ecosystem, an AI chip accelerator interconnect technology...
Friday 28 June 2024
Competitiveness of 6G OLED lines remains despite rising popularity of 8.6G ones
Although many display manufacturers are shifting to 8.6G production lines to improve OLED production efficiency, Korean media reports pointed out that new technology takes time to...
Friday 28 June 2024
Samsung reportedly mulling using MediaTek SoC in next-gen flagship smartphones
Samsung Electronics, according to recent speculation emerging from the market, is looking at the possibility of adopting MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9400 SoC for its next-generation...
Friday 28 June 2024
Three reasons behind SDC and LGD's decision to slow down their Micro LED business
Compared to the aggressive investments in the Micro LED business by Taiwanese and Chinese companies, South Korean panel manufacturers could slow their efforts in Micro LEDs due to...