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“TSMC’s U.S. Production Costs 2.4 Times Higher Than That in Taiwan”
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TSMC’s Arizona Fab 2. (Photo source: TSMC) An analysis has revealed that TSMC, the world’s largest foundry company, faces semiconductor…
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Samsung, SK Hynix to enjoy major boon from OpenAI-AMD chip pact

Screenshot captured from OpenAI website Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are poised to ride a fresh wave of…
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Seoul warns MASGA project at risk as $350 bn fund talks with Washington stall

Kim Yong-beom (left), the presidential chief of staff for policy South Korea’s negotiations with the US over the launch of…
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Samsung, SK Hynix lose US waiver on chip equipment for China use

Samsung Electronics semiconductor factory in Xi’an, Shaanxi, China (File photo by Samsung) The US will make it harder for Samsung…
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S.Korea-US summit yields no joint statement amid split on auto tariffs, MFN status

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) in the Oval Office at the White House on Aug. 25, 2025 WASHINGTON…
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Lee, Trump end first summit on cordial note, but questions remain

South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung (left) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office after their…
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Trump’s chip tariff threat stirs jitters; impact on Samsung, SK Hynix limited given MFN status

Samsung and SK Hynix are the world’s two largest memory chipmakers NEW YORK – A revived threat from US President…
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Fabless chip unicorn FuriosaAI raises $120 mn in new funding

June Paik (right), founder and CEO of FuriosaAI, meets in April 2025 with President Lee Jae-Myung, who was then leader…
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Samsung Chairman Lee heads to US as chips become key trade leverage

Lee Jae-yong (left), chairman of Samsung Electronics, met with President Lee Jae-myung at a group meeting with other business leaders…
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Samsung bets on data center HVAC with $1.7 bn FläktGroup acquisition

In 2024, Samsung reportedly vied for the HVAC operations of Johnson Controls International Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday announced the…
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South Korea asks US for tailored approach to chip tariffs

Container port in Busan South Korea has officially requested that the US take a distinct approach in its ongoing probe…
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Magnachip up for sale again, contacts Samsung, LG, LX

(File photo by Magnachip) South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. has been put on the market for sale again four…
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The Spy Hunter #88: South Korean semiconductor wafer cleaning technology leaked to Chinese rival.

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Macquarie kicks off sale of DIG Airgas estimated at over $3.4 billion

DIG Airgas facilities in Paju, Gyeonggi Province (Courtesy of DIG Airgas) Macquarie Asset Management has embarked on a process to…
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South Korea jumps to world’s No. 6 exporter; 2025 outlook dims
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Busan port South Korea has significantly narrowed the gap in export value with Japan to a record low of $20.2…
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Samsung vows to regain chip lead with new R&D center
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The construction site of the NRD-K complex in Giheung (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics Co. is pinning high hopes…
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Nvidia Poaches 500+ Samsung Semiconductor Experts Amid Industry Talent Crisis

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Samsung retains No. 5, Hyundai climbs to No. 30 global brand

Samsung booth at the EuroCuchina 2024 (Courtesy of Samsung Electronics) Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s most valuable company in terms…
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Samsung Apologizes for Falling Behind in AI Chips Race

A Samsung high-bandwidth memory chip. Photo: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News SEOUL—For a major maker of semiconductors such as Samsung Electronics Co.…
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Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete…
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Samsung flags Q3 earnings shock; chip head apologizes for weak results

A researcher in a Samsung Electronics chip cleanroom South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. flagged a four-fold jump in…
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S.Korean defense firms stand to gain if Harris wins Nov. election

Kamala Harris (AP via Yonhap) Defense companies will stand to gain the most among South Korean companies if US Vice…
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Samsung’s Lee inspects MLCC plant in Philippines as it eyes turnaround

Samsung Group Chair Jay Y. Lee tests an MLCC at Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ plant in the Philippines on Oct. 6 Samsung…
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SK Telecom to host SK AI Summit in Seoul

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. said on Monday that it will host the SK AI Summit 2024 on November 4-5…
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SK Group may beef up reform drive after CEO seminar

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK Group will hold an annual strategic meeting presided over by…
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Artificial intelligence creates DRAM divide between hot sellers, laggards

HBM and other AI chips are boosting chipmakers’ eanrings In recent years, the big buzz across industries has been around…
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S.Korea’s exports stand firm thanks to record chip sales

Busan port (Courtesy of News1 Korea) South Korea’s exports extended the growth streak for the 12th month in a row…
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Looming chip winter? Micron, Samsung give opposite views

A circuit board with resistors microchips and electronic components (Courtesy of Getty Image) Micron Technology Inc. on Wednesday delivered stronger-than-expected…
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SK Hynix mass-produces 12-layer HBM3E for Q4 shipment

SK Hynix mass-produces 36 GB high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips (Courtesy of SK Hynix) SK Hynix Inc. said on Thursday it…
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LG Innotek develops AI for raw material inspection

LG Innotek Co., a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, said on Wednesday it developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system…
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SK Hynix’s CXL optimization software tool installed on Linux

SK Hynix’s CXL 2.0 memory expansion solution SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker after Samsung Electronics Co., said…
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Analysts rebut Morgan Stanley’s chip winter view; oversupply unlikely

SK Hynix is the world’s top HBM chip supplier Morgan Stanley’s recent view that the global chip industry faces an…
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SK Hynix to participate in TSMC’s OIP 2024

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. will participate in the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum hosted by Taiwan’s TSMC,…
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SK Hynix shares dive after Morgan Stanley downgrade

SK Hynix’s HBM3E memory chips The share price of SK Hynix Inc. plummeted as much as 11% at one point…
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Mobility firms, banks replace battery, K-culture stocks in KEDI 30 Index

ETF (Courtesy of Getty Images) Mobility, financial services and biotech companies have elbowed out battery and entertainment stocks in the…
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SK Ecoplant sells off stakes in Ascend Elements for $98 million

Ascend Elements employees load lithium-ion EV batteries onto a conveyor belt at the company’s battery recycling facility in Covington, Georgia…




































