SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Hynix is ramping up preparations for its first semiconductor fabrication plant in the Yongin Cluster, moving forward with infrastructure recruitment to support its growing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor production. According to industry sources, SK Hynix has posted job openings on its recruitment website for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korean semiconductor manufacturers pivot toward high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips in the artificial intelligence era, they face mounting uncertainties from aggressive Chinese competition and potential tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump. While analysts suggest that tariff impacts may be limited given the relatively small share of semiconductor exports [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – SK hynix Inc. said Thursday it has acquired a global certification for information security in the automobile industry for the first time as a memory company. The South Korean chip giant said all of its domestic sites in Icheon, Bundang and Cheongju have been awarded the Trusted Information Security [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Corp., on Tuesday hinted that Samsung Electronics Co. will soon be able to supply its high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to the U.S. AI chip giant. “They are working on it. They’re gonna succeed. No question,” Huang said in a press event on [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s semiconductor export landscape has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, with reliance on China decreasing and exports to countries like Taiwan, the United States, and Vietnam increasing. Experts attribute the shift to global market dynamics driven by the U.S.-China semiconductor rivalry, the surge in demand for [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. said Friday it will showcase its cutting-edge artificial intelligence memory technologies at the upcoming CES 2025, presenting its vision as a comprehensive AI memory provider. The chipmaker, which currently leads the high bandwidth memory (HBM) industry, will set up a joint exhibition booth with SK Group [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a groundbreaking amorphous semimetal material with properties distinct from traditional metals, paving the way for advancements in next-generation semiconductor technology. Researchers at Ajou University, led by Professor Oil Kwon of the Department of Intelligent Semiconductor Engineering and Electronics Engineering, announced on January 3 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled its strategic priorities for the new year, emphasizing aggressive innovation to lead in an artificial intelligence-driven future. In a joint New Year’s message, co-CEOs and Vice Chairmen Han Jong-hee and Jun Young-hyun shared their visions for the company, focusing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. CEO Kwak Noh-jung said Thursday the company aims to achieve another quantum leap in artificial intelligence chip technology in 2025, continuing what he described as SK hynix’s “Renaissance.” “It is time to move beyond the achievements of the past year in every aspect,” Kwak said in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – As global competition in advanced industries intensifies, more than half of South Korean companies in cutting-edge sectors, including biotechnology, batteries, and semiconductors, view the country’s regulatory environment as excessively stringent compared to international competitors. A survey conducted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) among 433 companies [...]