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August 18, 2024
SK hynix sales more than double in China, US in H1
...rcent on-year. SK hynix maintained No. 2 in the market, posting sales of $7.9 billion to take 34.5 percent of the market. The company’s market share increased by 3.4 percentage points on-quarter. Samsung Electronics, the largest memory chip maker by revenue, logged sales of $9.8 trill...
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August 16, 2024
SK hynix's DRAM market share rises, buoyed by HBM growth
...l-June period, DRAM sales totaled $22.9 billion, a 24.8 percent jump from the previous quarter. Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chipmaker, retained its No. 1 position with $9.8 billio...t compared to the previous quarter. SK hynix, the No. 2 memory maker, has narrowed...
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August 16, 2024
Chipmakers cut executive pay on lukewarm sales
...t drastic cuts due to lukewarm earnings, according to their half-year salary reports Wednesday. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the nation’s top two chipmakers, are considered among the highest-pay...ives suffered 20 to 30 percent cuts in their compensation amid a global downturn in...
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August 15, 2024
Samsung faces tougher SE Asia challenge from China
Samsung Electronics has retained its leading position in Southeast Asia’s major smartphone markets, but faces fiercer competition from Chinese rivals with cheaper pricing, according to an industry report Thursday. In the April-June period, Samsung held an 18 percent market sha...
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August 14, 2024
[KH Explains] Are China-made batteries being fairly criticized for EV fires?
... Energy Solution has been collaborating with Volkswagen on its MEB platform since 2016, a platform that underpins models like the ID.3 and ID.4. BMW similarly established a strong partnership with Samsung SDI early on, and SK On was not ready to supply NCM batteries at a large scale at ...
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August 14, 2024
Samsung, LG unveil new OLED tech to widen gap with Chinese runner-ups
LG Display showcased its latest OLED panels that have been made bigger and optimal for automotive infotainment displays at its booth set up under the theme of "A Better Future." Showcasing the large OLED display panels, LG introduced an 83-inch OLED TV panel that has been made with new technology ...
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August 14, 2024
Carmakers advised to disclose battery suppliers in EVs
...ved in the Incheon fire was equipped with a nickel-cobalt-manganese battery made by Farasis, a Chinese manufacturer that is lesser-known as industry leaders like CATL, LG Energy Solution, SK On or Samsung SDI. Adding to the concern, Farasis’s NCM batteries were recalled in China in 202...
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August 13, 2024
Chipmakers keen on enhancing power efficiency of AI chips
... automotive solutions. It has a lot of growth potential." The world's largest memory-chip-maker Samsung Electronics announced last week it had started mass production of the world's thinnest LPDDR5X ...hin devices, its ultraslim DRAM chip would create additional space to facilitate bet...
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August 13, 2024
Analysts offer rosy H2 outlook for LG Display
...ters. Apple is targeting a total of 120 million OLED iPhone panels this year, up 30 percent from last year. LG Display is expected to supply about 37.5 percent, or 45 million of the supply, while Samsung Display is responsible for producing the rest. The Korean panel maker has started...
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August 13, 2024
Telecom carriers rush to launch call recording features for iPhones
...plans for the release yet. The AI call recording function is attracting mobile carriers' and users’ attention because of its lack of availability on the iPhone. Unlike Android smartphones such as Samsung Electronics' flagship Galaxy phones, iPhones with iOS have not offered this featu...
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August 12, 2024
Samsung, LG to challenge Chinese rivals with 'all-in-one' robot vacuums
...lly scrubs away dirt and mops the floor, then also washes and dries the rag by itself, LG said. Samsung Electronics released the Bespoke AI Steam robot vacuum in April, with all of the dust suction, ...n raised as major pain points for users with mops left wet, leading to a stench afte...
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August 11, 2024
SK hynix gives boost to chip exports to Taiwan
...ges the GPUs along with HBM chips supplied by SK hynix and Micron Technology to produce AI accelerators for Nvidia. Currently, SK hynix is the only Korean chipmaker to supply HBM chips to Nvidia. Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 memory chip maker, is also carrying out qualificat...
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August 08, 2024
Samsung’s HBM3E chip still under review by Nvidia
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday denied a Reuters report that its fifth-generation HBM3E chip has passed Nvidia's qualification test for use, saying it is "still running tests with major clients." The news outlet reported earlier in the day that Samsung has cleared Nvidia’s qu...
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August 06, 2024
Samsung begins mass production of ultraslim DRAM chip for on-device AI
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chip maker by revenue, announced Tuesday it has begun the mass production of the industry’s thinnest 12-nanometer LPDDR5X DRAM chip that helps better t...lications with advanced features, such as on-device artificial intelligence, the comp...
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August 06, 2024
Samsung Biologics joins Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative to enhance ESG practices
Samsung Biologics announced Tuesday that it became Korea's first domestic contract development and manufacturing organization to join the US-based Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative. PSCI, a non...gement and solidify our position as a leader in the global CDMO industry,” said John R...
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August 06, 2024
Krafton hires ex-Riot exec as publishing chief
...Richard Yoon, previously head of global new business at Apple, joined as vice president of global strategy and operations late last year. More recently, Thomas Go, former global general manager of Samsung Pay and head of platform business at Epic Games, was appointed vice president of p...
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August 06, 2024
Korean shares tank as global rout continues
...th of recession. Echoing the sharp decline of US semiconductor stocks such as Nvidia and Intel, Samsung Electronics fell by 10.3 percent, reaching a low of 71,400 won. SK hynix lost 9.87 percent. "A... worsen, even Nvidia has worsened investment sentiment and intraday losses are widen...
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August 04, 2024
Samsung SDI seeks top US talent
Samsung SDI has embarked on a global journey to find the most talented professionals to advance the Korean company’s level of technology and take the lead in the secondary battery industry. The batt...ring ‘super-gap’ technological competitiveness is investing in talent,” said Choi. ...
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August 04, 2024
Tech giants eye growing home appliances subscription market
...ales figure surpassing the 1-trillion-won ($ 736 billion) mark for its subscription service, and Samsung Electronics is also reviewing to launch a similar service for its home appliances in the latter... discussing with its financial and security affiliates, such as Samsung Fi...
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August 02, 2024
Samsung’s unionized workers to return to work but continue guerrilla strikes
Samsung Electronics’ labor union said Thursday it would return to work by next Monday but vowed to continue guerrilla strikes amid their stalled talks for wage hikes. “It is the time to shift to a long-term plan,” the National Samsung Electronics Union said via its YouTube c...
December 21, 2024
