Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Japan-U.S. AI memory chip consortium poses isolation risk to Korea

In a bold move to reclaim its once-dominant position in the chip industry, Japan is taking aim at the crown jewel of Korea’s semiconductor sector — memory chips for artificial intelligence (AI).

2025-06-02

SK Group chief Chey Tae-won arrives in Taiwan to tighten ties with TSMC

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has touched down in Taiwan alongside SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung as the Korean chipmaker looks to strengthen ties with TSMC for mass production of its next-generation AI memory chips.

2025-04-10

Korean memory chip exports to Taiwan surge over 225% in H1

Korea's memory chip exports to Taiwan surged over 225 percent in the first half from a year earlier on robust demand for high-performance high bandwidth memory (HBM) products sparked by the growth of the global AI market, data showed Sunday.

2024-08-11

SK hynix to break ground on mega chip cluster next March

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.

2024-03-21

Chipmakers expected to turn to profit in Q4 thanks to AI

Major credit rating agencies and brokerages are upgrading their projections for Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK hynix. The semiconductor market is expected to rebound, driven by the growing adoption of generative AI and the demand for memory chips.

2023-12-18

Using Korea’s memory chip strength as leverage

Korea must use its unrivaled strength in memory chip production as leverage.

2023-11-01

Samsung aims to develop denser chips, breakthrough materials

Samsung Electronics disclosed its ambition to push the limit of its memory chip density and develop breakthrough materials to enhance chip performance.

2023-10-17

Too early to be relieved, too much homework to do (KOR)

Competing countries are going all-out to support their chip bases, but our government is just feigning to help.

2023-10-11

Too early to be relieved, too much homework to do

Competing countries are going all-out to support their chip bases, but our government is just feigning to help.

2023-10-10

Seoul bulldozes works by activist artist after sex offense conviction

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it completed demolishing artist and activist Lim Ok-sang’s sculptures located in the “Place of Memory” park in central Seoul, which was created to pay respect to the “comfort women” victims ...

2023-09-05