Samsung Electronics posted revenue of $44.4 billion last year to lose its place at the top as it suffered from the cyclical downturn in the chip sector.
With boundaries between national expertise blurring, Korea must overhaul its chipmaking industry to retain local talent and recruit from abroad.
A senior U.S. official called Korean companies' reported move to stop selling used chip equipment to China “encouraging” as Washington pressures its allies to exert tighter export controls on key technologies.
SK hynix hopes to finish building its first chip fabrication plant in Yongin, Gyeonggi 2027 as part of the government's "mega chip cluster" project.
Shares of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are soaring in the morning session on Thursday, buoyed by positive cues from Micron’s upbeat guidance.
The global strategies and visions of Korea’s chip industry leaders are more important than ever.
The electronics behemoth announced the name of its AI inference chip for the first time at a shareholders' meeting, where CEO Kim Kye-hyun sought to quell investor concerns.
Samsung Electronics will pursue an entirely new chip that can accommodate artificial general intelligence through its dedicated labs in Korea and the U.S.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hopes to collaborate with Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK hynix as the U.S. firm pursues an independent AI chip ecosystem in hopes of reducing its reliance on Nvidia.
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