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SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A global chipmaking industry association has established a climate consortium as part of efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases throughout the global chip supply network. According to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), more than 60 global chipmakers participated as founding members of its new Semiconductor Climate Consortium [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, is agonizing over its growing stockpile of inventory amid a slowdown in chip demand worldwide. According to company data, its third-quarter inventory assets amounted to 57.3 trillion won (US$40.4 billion) after passing the 41 trillion won mark in the fourth [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday unveiled an ultra-reality digital 3D map service that enables users to have a real-like experience of some locations without the need to visit. The new map uses ultra-reality digital twin technology to allow users to walk, run or freely move in a virtual [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced on Monday that it will release the climate and weather observation and prediction data that it has accumulated internally to the public. Such data will be provided in one stop through the application programming interface (API)-based climate weather data hub. Once an integrated [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC) recently recommended restricting some sub-culture games to an adult-only level, raising disputes over unfairness in its deliberations. Such disputes are now threatening the existence of the committee. The office of the Rep. Lee Sang-heon of the main opposition Democratic Party on Saturday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Famous South Korean cartoonist Lee Hyun-se has decided to teach his cartoon drawing techniques to an artificial intelligence (AI). Comic book publisher Jaedam Media Co. announced that it had signed a deal with the 66-years-old legendary cartoonist to develop AI technology for cartoon and webtoon production. After establishing a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Friday reported record high sales backed by its electric vehicle (EV) components business but also experienced a big drop in net income in the third quarter on sluggish demand for consumer electronics amid high inflation and recession fears. The South Korean tech company reported in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) assisted diagnosis has emerged in many medical fields, such as gastric cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in South Korea, based on endoscopic and other computerized tomographic images. But it is hard to secure enough quality endoscopic images from real [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed an electronic skin that can measure pressure with more sensitivity than human skin, and with a larger measurement area. KAIST said Thursday that researchers had developed a new electronic skin designed to be used on robots. Compared to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — For many people, waking up on time in the morning might be the most difficult part of the day. They may have to get up early to get to work, attend an important interview or meeting, or just want some time to work on their hobby. Alarm clocks or [...]