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Gov’t Pledges Continued Support for Chip Sector, Aims Export of US$120 Bln

SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said Thursday the government will proactively support the semiconductor industry, and accelerate the development of high-bandwidth memory and artificial intelligence chips to achieve the annual export target of US$120 billion. “The government will support the timely establishment of related infrastructure, secure competitive technologies, promote exports, [...]

SK Hynix Begins Mass Production of Latest HBM3E Chips

SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chipmaker SK hynix Inc. said Tuesday it has started mass production of the latest high band width memory (HBM) chips, solidifying its leadership position in the high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) memory semiconductor sector. It came seven months after the company announced the development of the fifth-generation HBM3E [...]

Samsung Electronics’ Semiconductor Division Poised for Rebound in Q1 After Year-Long Slump

SEOUL, Mar. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Following a streak of losses, Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor division is on the brink of a financial turnaround, with projections indicating a shift to profitability in the first quarter of this year. This anticipated recovery follows SK Hynix’s successful return to profit, signaling an end to the prolonged semiconductor industry [...]

SK Hynix Secures Court Injunction Against Former Researcher for Joining Competitor Micron Technology

SEOUL, Mar. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Hynix has successfully obtained a court injunction to prevent a former researcher from joining its rival, Micron Technology, in a case that underscores the intense competition and confidentiality concerns within the semiconductor industry. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of SK Hynix on February 29, imposing [...]

Seoul Court Upholds Injunction to Keep SK Hynix Official from Moving to Micron

SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean semiconductor powerhouse SK hynix Inc. has won a non-compete injunction against a former researcher who left to work for its U.S. chipmaking rival Micron Technology Inc., sources said Thursday, amid an intensifying race for cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Last month, a Seoul court granted an injunction [...]

KAIST Develops Next-generation Ultra-low Power LLM Accelerator

SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor capable of processing a large language model (LLM) with ultra-low power consumption, the science ministry said Wednesday. The team, led by Professor Yoo Hoi-jun at the KAIST [...]

SK Hynix Dismisses Japanese Media Report on Alleged Korean Government Pressure Regarding Kioxia-WD Merger

SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) – SK hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, on Monday denied a recent media report that it has been pressured by the South Korean government to approve the merger between Japanese Kioxia Corp. and U.S.-based Western Digital (WD) Corp. According to the report last month, the Japanese NAND flash [...]

Samsung Electronics Develops 36GB HBM3E with 12 Layers

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has developed the fifth generation high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips with 12 layers of DRAM chips, helping it lead the booming market for advanced chips. With the industry’s largest capacity of 36 gigabytes (GB), Samsung Electronics said it plans to mass-produce the product [...]

Samsung and Arm Forge Deeper Ties in AI Chip Race

SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Semiconductor firms worldwide are engaged in fierce competition to secure a leading position in cutting-edge foundry process technology, particularly driven by the surging demand in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market. Companies are forming strategic alliances with strong partners to enhance their competitiveness in this rapidly growing sector. Samsung Electronics [...]

Samsung Electronics to Expand Partnership with British Chip Design Firm Arm

SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said Wednesday it will expand its partnership with the British chip design firm Arm to bolster the competitiveness of its foundry business. As part of the collaboration, the South Korean chipmaker’s foundry division will work with Arm to optimize the design [...]