Korean chipmakers
Korean chipmakers
Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google
Apr 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix makes strides in CXL technology, escalating rivalry
SK Hynix Inc., the leading global high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip provider, has moved faster than its rivals in the commercialization of the next-ge...
Apr 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix bets on 3D HBM as next game-changer in AI chip race
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s top DRAM memory chipmaker, aims to redefine the competitive landscape in artificial intelligence memory chips with p...
Apr 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK chairman in Taiwan to deepen ties with TSMC
Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, the parent of SK Hynix Inc., is visiting Taiwan amid the threat of escalating US tariff threats, suggesting the S...
Apr 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix beats Samsung to become global No.1 DRAM maker
SK Hynix Inc. has snatched the crown from Samsung Electronics Co. to become the world’s largest memory chip supplier for the first time since i...
Apr 09, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
DB GlobalChip forays into mobile phone OLED driver chip market
DB GlobalChip Co., the chip design subsidiary of South Korea’s chip foundry company DB HiTek Co., has begun mass-producing organic light-emitti...
Apr 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix aims to lock in all 2026 HBM orders by mid-2025
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s largest supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), aims to lock in orders for its entire 2026 HBM output by the end of...
Mar 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to expand in robotics, medtech; eyes sizeable M&As
Samsung Electronics Co. will accelerate its push into robotics, medical technology and next-generation semiconductor markets to secure new growth dri...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix ships world’s first 12-layer HBM4 samples early
South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix Inc. has begun delivering samples of the world’s most advanced, next-generation high bandwidth memory c...
Mar 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Magnachip to sell display business in H1 to focus on power semiconductors
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. plans to sell its display business by the end of the first half as part of a strategic shift tow...
Mar 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung’s system chip, foundry business under close scrutiny for overhaul
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has put its system chip and foundry businesses under tight scrutiny for a possib...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to exit image sensor market to focus on AI chips
SK Hynix Inc. will shutter its image sensor business as the South Korean memory giant doubles down on the development of premium artificial intellige...
Mar 06, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
TSMC’s potential deal with Intel keeps Samsung on edge
South Korea’s semiconductor industry is closely watching developments in talks between TSMC and Intel Corp. over the world’s largest cont...
Feb 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix’s HBM exports plummet, now susceptible to seasonal demand
Exports of SK Hynix Inc.'s multi-chip packages (MCP), including high-bandwidth memory (HBM) AI chips, are rapidly dropping as the South Korean chipma...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Magnachip, up for sale again, contacts Samsung, LG, LX
South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. is on the market again four years after the US blocked a takeover by a Chinese private equity fi...
Feb 02, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix sharply narrows gap with Samsung’s market cap
SK Hynix Inc. has significantly raised its value by bolstering its presence in the artificial intelligence memory market, threatening Samsung Electro...
Jan 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
US finalizes $4.7 bn chip subsidy for Samsung before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON – The US finalized a $4.7 billion government subsidy for Samsung Electronics Co.'s planned microchip facilities in Texas about a mon...
Dec 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung, Hyundai Motor eye tech alliance on autonomous vehicle chips
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will likely entrust the manufacturing of its automotive chips for self-driving vehicles to Samsun...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix develops high-capacity SSD for AI data center
SK Hynix Inc. unveiled on Wednesday its high-capacity solid-state drive (SSD) product PS1012 U.2, designed for AI data centers with 61 terabyte (TB) ...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung foundry ‘relief pitcher’ Han Jin-man vows to improve 2-nm yields
Samsung Electronics Co.'s new contract chipmaking business chief said on Monday he will go all-in to improve the company’s advanced 2-nanometer...
Dec 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix to produce HBM4 on 3 nm foundry process in 2025
SK Hynix Inc. will adopt the 3-nanometer process, the most advanced foundry technology available, to produce customized HBM4 chips in the second half...
Dec 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
Hyosung TNC mulls takeover of chemical affiliate’s specialty gas unit
Hyosung TNC Corp., the world’s top spandex maker, is considering taking over the specialty gas business of its chemical affiliate, news of whic...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SKC’s US affiliate Absolics receives $100 million in US R&D grants
Absolics Inc., the US glass substrate affiliate of South Korean chemical materials company SKC Ltd., has been selected to receive up to $100 million ...
Nov 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix starts mass production of 321-High NAND
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, announced on Thursday the mass production of its 321-layer 1-terabit (Tb) triple-l...
Nov 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Tesla asks Samsung, SK Hynix to supply HBM4 chip samples
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are said to each be developing a sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chip prototype for Tesla Inc...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung vows to regain chip lead with new R&D center
Samsung Electronics Co. is pinning its hopes on its new research and development complex, which will cost the company 20 trillion won ($14.4 billion)...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix affiliate Solidigm unveils industry’s highest-capacity 122TB eSSD
Solidigm, the NAND flash-making subsidiary of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc., said on Wednesday it has launched a 122-terabyte (TB) enterprise ...
Nov 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Nvidia asks SK Hynix to bring forward HBM4 supply by 6 months
Nvidia Corp.’s Chief Executive Jensen Huang has asked SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to supply 12-layer HBM4 chips, the most advanced AI chips ...
Nov 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
SK Hynix, Samsung to cut legacy DRAM output as Chinese firms catch up
South Korea’s two leading memory chipmakers – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. – are moving to significantly reduce their ...
Nov 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to unveil 400-layer bonding vertical NAND for AI servers by 2026
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to unveil a 400-layer vertical NAND flash chip by 2026 to lead the fast-gr...
Oct 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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