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Saturday 14 June 2025
Samsung to benefit from soaring DDR4, LPDDR4 prices in 2Q25
The recent increase in mature process DRAM prices is expected to boost Samsung Electronics' DRAM business revenue, offsetting the sluggishness in its high bandwidth memory (HBM) business...
Friday 13 June 2025
Samsung foundry sees drop in technical executives amid market pressures
The number of senior technical executives at Samsung Electronics' foundry division has declined sharply over the past two years, raising concerns about the company's long-term competitiveness...
Friday 13 June 2025
Samsung and Nvidia invest in Skild AI to strengthen robotics ambitions
Samsung Electronics and Nvidia have taken minority equity stakes in US-based robotics software startup Skild AI in a move seen as a strategic push into the rapidly growing consumer...
Friday 13 June 2025
SK Hynix unveils 30-Year DRAM roadmap with Vertical Gate, 3D stack in bid to extend Moore's Law
SK Hynix has unveiled a long-term roadmap for next-generation DRAM technologies, laying out a vision that aims to drive sustainable innovation over the next 30 years as the global...
Friday 13 June 2025
China's NEV market battle drives LFP to new market share heights
The power batteries used in new energy vehicles (NEVs) are mainly dominated by ternary lithium batteries and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. China, which accounts for nearly...
Friday 13 June 2025
LG Display nears profitability after years of losses and OLED pivot
After years of mounting losses, LG Display (LGD) appears poised to shed its long-held reputation as a perennial money-loser. Following sweeping cost-cutting measures, strategic restructuring,...
Thursday 12 June 2025
China's MLCC makers carve out 10% share — How does Semco adjust course?
Chinese multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) manufacturers—including Guangdong Fenghua Advanced Technology, Chaozhou Three-Circle Group, and Eyang Technology—have rapidly...
Thursday 12 June 2025
SK Hynix warns of rockier 2H25, leans on multi-sourcing strategy
SK Hynix President and CEO Kwak Noh-jung warned that growing tariff-related uncertainty could heighten market volatility in the second half of 2025. He shared these views during the...
Thursday 12 June 2025
Samsung reportedly fails third Nvidia HBM3E test; eyes re-certification in September
Samsung Electronics has reportedly failed its third attempt at obtaining Nvidia's certification for 12-layer HBM3E chips in June 2025, according to a recent report by a Hong Kong...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
DDR4 crunch sends prices soaring 50%
Memory manufacturers are reducing production capacity for older processes, driving DDR4 prices to skyrocket. Although Samsung Electronics' last buy order (LBO) for DDR4 was originally...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Taiwan-Korea alliance targets semiconductor materials dominance
PCB wet process equipment and semiconductor materials agent Ampoc recently announced a strategic technical partnership with South Korean semiconductor materials leader DCT Material...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
CXMT accelerates DDR5 memory production, phases out DDR4
In a sign of China's accelerating ambitions in the semiconductor race, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), the country's leading DRAM manufacturer, is rapidly advancing development...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
SK Hynix weighs TCB suppliers: Hanmi, Hanwha face off for 2H25 HBM3E equipment orders
SK Hynix is approaching the final delivery deadline for its May orders of thermal compression bonding (TCB) equipment from Hanmi Semiconductor and Hanwha Semitech, as the industry...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Samsung and Groq to produce world's fastest AI chip using 4nm process, mass production slated for 2H25
Samsung Electronics' foundry division is targeting the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market with a new collaboration alongside Groq, aiming to bring their jointly developed chip...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
South Korean President unveils US$73.6 billion investment to build homegrown AI
To strengthen South Korea's development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, President Jae-Myung Lee has pledged to invest KRW100 trillion in AI as part of his campaign promise...