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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
in NewsBusan 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
in NewsThe 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…
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Tokyo Electron: Chip machinery giant with ‘tireless animal spirit’
Tokyo Electron CEO Toshiki Kawai TOKYO – In the 1980s, Japanese chipmakers dominated the world’s semiconductor industry. Companies like NEC,…
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Samsung Electronics, TSMC to tie up for HBM4 AI chip development
TSMC is the world’s largest foundry player TAIPEI – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is…
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Samsung, SK Hynix up the ante on HBM to enjoy AI memory boom
Samsung memory business chief Lee Jung-bae at Semicon Taiwan 2024 TAIPEI – Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., the…
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South Korea’s Exports Grow for 11th Straight Month
Shipping containers are stacked at a pier in South Korea in August. Photo: yonhap/Shutterstock South Korea’s exports expanded for an…
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Activst fund KCGI struggles to fund Hanyang Securities deal
KCGI CEO Kang Sung-boo (File photo by Eun-Koo Kang) KCGI, a South Korean private equity firm, has been struggling to…
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South Koreans puzzled over rising seaweed prices despite bumper crop
CJ CheilJedang’s seaweed snacks Dried seaweed prices are rising at a fast pace despite handsome growth in production, leaving South…
