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April 08, 2024
Samsung, SK boost investment to secure hefty chip subsidies in US

South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have been boosting investment in the US to secure federal subsidies and get ahead in the intensifying competition in the advanced chip packaging and artificial intelligence chip sectors. Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker ...
April 08, 2024
Taiwan quake may push up memory chip prices in Q2: analysts

The powerful earthquake that hit semiconductor powerhouse Taiwan last week may push up memory chip prices temporarily, as chipmakers there face operational disruptions, according to market watchers on Sunday. The earthquake, which struck off the east coast of island with a magnitude of 7.4 on Wedn...
April 05, 2024
LG Electronics expects Q1 profit to drop 11% despite robust sales

LG Electronics said Friday it expected its first-quarter operating earnings to decline more than 10 percent on-year despite the company strong overall sales of its home appliances. LG estimated that its operating profit for the January-March period came in at 1.33 trillion won ($983.2 million), do...
April 05, 2024
Samsung Electronics anticipates tenfold profit surge in Q1 amid chip market rebound

Samsung Electronics predicted a more than tenfold increase in its operating profit for the the January-March period, signaling a dramatic resurgence in its semiconductor business on rebounding demand for memory chips. Samsung’s first-quarter operating profit is estimated to hit 6.6 trillion won (...
April 04, 2024
SK hynix to build $3.87b chip packaging plant in Indiana

South Korean semiconductor powerhouse SK hynix said Thursday it will invest about $3.87 billion to build an advanced chip packing fabrication and research and development facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, amid intensifying global competition in the burgeoning artificial intelligence memory semic...
April 04, 2024
[Exclusive] Spelling errors raise doubts about new space agency's efforts to recruit foreign talent

The recruitment process for to hire foreign nationals for research and leadership positions at the agency began on March 14 and will end on April 15. According to the KASA preparatory office, there have been few foreign applicants so far. “In the previous recruitment process (for Korean national ...
April 04, 2024
AI technology company Dabeeo wins fund from major defense investors

Spatial information firm Dabeeo has been selected for investment by Defense Innovation Technology Investment Consortium No. 1, South Korean fund for fostering future defense technology. The fund is formed by the Military Mutual Aid Association, IBK Capital, and LIG Nex1, a leading South Korean def...
April 04, 2024
SK hynix to invest $3.87b to build packaging facility in US

South Korean chipmaker SK hynix said Thursday it will invest $3.87 billion to build an advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility in the United States amid intensifying competition in the high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) memory semiconductor sector. The new facility, located in W...
April 03, 2024
Samsung Electronics to release new products globally at same time

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of home appliance innovations with the global launch of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products in a bid to offer synchronizing consumer experiences worldwide. At a press conference in Seoul, the tech giant unveiled its latest B...
April 03, 2024
Regulator, Naver agree to cooperate on digitalization of financial inspection

The financial regulator and Naver, the top online portal operator, signed an agreement Wednesday on cooperation for the digitalization of the financial sector. Under the memorandum of understanding, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will seek to utilize Naver's latest information technology,...
April 02, 2024
Korea urged to step up incentives for chipmakers

As governments around the world fiercely compete to boost their semiconductor industries by distributing large subsidies, South Korea is pointed out as falling behind other chip powerhouses, raising concerns about the gap widening in the future. On Tuesday, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade ...
April 01, 2024
Samsung CEO vows High Bandwidth Memory leadership

Memory chip aside, Samsung also runs foundry and logic chip design businesses and aims to become the world's top memory chipmaker by 2027. "Clients’ interest is also growing in the Mach-1, which is used for AI inference. Some clients want to use Mach for applications with over 1 trillion paramete...
March 29, 2024
Samsung opens AI TV experience zone in Singapore Changi Airport

Starting with Singapore, Samsung plans to make a sales push on AI TVs in the Southeast Asia and Oceania markets, the company said. “Based on our technologies that have led the global TV market for 18 years in a row, we aim to provide the best TV viewing and connection experience to more consumers...
March 28, 2024
First female CEO takes helm at Kakao

Korean IT giant Kakao on Thursday appointed Chung Shin-a as its first female, chief while it is facing urgent challenges in revamping its corporate culture and management. The announcement was made as she gained a nod from shareholders during the annual meeting and a separate approval from the boa...
March 28, 2024
SKT marks 40th anniversary with new emblem

Marking the 40th anniversary of its founding, SK Telecom, South Korea's largest wireless carrier by the number of accounts, promised to transform into a global artificial intelligence company, Thursday. The mobile carrier, first established in March 1984 under the name, Korea Mobile Telecommunicat...

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