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• December 27, 2021

  KCCI chief urges practical approach to governance reforms

  ... practical approach to deal with the governance structure issue of South Korean conglomerates. “Samsung had a leader who jumped into semiconductor (business) and overcame difficult challenges. Withou...-hee who started the chip business in the late 1970s despite strong opposition at t...

• December 24, 2021

  Investment banks slash Kospi targets amid slow trade

  ... disruptions ease,” said Kim, head of research at Yuanta Securities. South Korean shares will outperform its global peers next year on upbeat corporate earnings, he added, referring to tech giant Samsung Electronics, which he said, would lead the hike. Goldman Sachs said th...

• December 23, 2021

  Are chips, batteries ‘detoxed’ responsibly?

  ... 95-99 percent of the harmful gases that remain after chips are made with a “scrubber.” Unlike Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, which do not disclose official data on how they remove those toxic ga...-catalyst technologies,” said Han Dong-hee, an analyst at SK Securities...

• December 23, 2021

  CEO war heats up among big three battery makers

  The latest battlefield for the nation’s top three battery makers -- LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On -- is their new leaderships. High-profile executives have stepped in to nurture the batt... Since then, he has moved up the career ladder at LG, serving as chief financial offic...

• December 23, 2021

  Will Oppo’s foldable challenge Samsung’s Z Fold?

  ...e with creaseless inner screens. But it is unlikely that Oppo’s release would directly challenge Samsung’s leadership in the market, especially since it already has a similar foldable phone, the Galax...s they can be more tightly folded than Oppo’s flagship product. Since 2020, the...

• December 23, 2021

  Samsung takes ‘personalization of technology’ as key CES theme

  Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman and CEO Han Jong-hee said Dec. 23 that the global tech giant will unveil innovative technologies centered on customization, seamlessness and sustainability at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. In his editorial posted on Samsu...

• December 22, 2021

  Is chip party coming to an end?

  ...pmakers this year, as the pandemic brought an unprecedented chip demand across the spectrum, from smartphones, laptops and PCs to data centers. To meet the surging demand, foundry giants -- TSMC, Samsung Electronics and Intel -- together have pledged to spend hundreds of bill...

• December 21, 2021

  From cryptocurrency to EVs, ‘green’ chips are all the rage

  ... industry sources Dec. 20, major chipmakers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Samsung Electronics are producing advanced, low-power chips at full throttle, as miners of cryptocurren...5-nm chips are both faster and consume less electricity than more typical ...

• December 20, 2021

  Samsung’s new China team signals change

  Samsung Electronics has reportedly launched a new China team under the direct supervision of Vice Chairman and CEO Han Jong-hee, signaling a change in its strategy to reenter Asia’s largest market t...e of its operation. Samsung Electronics declined to comm...

• December 17, 2021

  Samsung rolls out chips for self-driving cars

  Samsung Electronics said Dec. 16 it has begun mass-producing cutting-edge memory chips for an undisclosed auto manufacturer to power a range of connected features including autonomous driving. The newest lineup of chips includes 2-gigabyte GDDR6 graphic dynamic random access ...

• December 16, 2021

  New tech by IBM, Samsung may allow phone battery to last for a week

  A new breakthrough in semiconductor design jointly developed by global tech giants IBM and Samsung Electronics could allow phone batteries to hold a charge for a week, according to the companies on Dec. 15. This architecture -- which, in essence, is to align transistors verti...

• December 16, 2021

  SK chairman appears in antitrust session to defend stock purchase

  ...he past years as the renamed SK Siltron continued posting upbeat sales amid soaring demand for computer chips. This year, the firm, which produces wafers for a slew of clients, including SK hynix, Samsung Electronics and Intel, are expected to see record sales. The FTC, wh...

• December 16, 2021

  Race for next-gen DRAM chips heats up with SK hynix’s new release

  ...bility with IC chips and central processing units, two years after announcing the development of world’s first 16-gigabit DDR5 DRAM in November 2018. Following suit, SK hynix’s memory chip rival Samsung Electronics unveiled the world’s first High-K Metal Gate-based DDR5 m...

• December 14, 2021

  Samsung’s Bespoke water purifier becomes first to remove microplastics

  Samsung Electronics said Dec. 13 its Bespoke water purifier has been certified by NFS International, a US-based product testing and certification organization, for removing microplastics from water -- an global industry-first. Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic, less than...

• December 14, 2021

  Robotics stocks surge on Samsung’s new team

  Shares of robotics tech firms surged Dec. 13 following news reports that Samsung Electronics is setting up a new team solely dedicated to the robotics business, one of the frequently cited new growth engines for the Korean tech giant. Yujin Robot, one of the first-generation ro...

• December 14, 2021

  [MARKET EYE] Will Samsung’s anti-OLED campaign end with imminent panel deal?

  The market is closely watching Samsung Electronics’ possible move to diversify its panel supplier list amid circulating rumors that the South Korean tech giant is even mulling a deal with its archriv...l. Han earlier this month was promoted to vice chairman and chief executive ...

• December 10, 2021

  Samsung’s Lee returns from UAE amid expectation of 5G partnership

  Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to Seoul on Dec. 9, ending a three-day trip to the United Arab Emirates involving a “small meeting.” “I had a small meeting in Abu Dhabi,” Lee told reporters as he arrived in Seoul, referring to a capital of the UAE. ...

• December 10, 2021

  Samsung ushers in next generation with execs in 30s, 40s

  Samsung Electronics has promoted a swath of young executives in their 30s and 40s as part of its ongoing efforts to breathe fresh air into its rigid corporate culture. The Korean tech giant said Dec. 9 a total of 198 executives, including eight executive vice presidents in thei...

• December 09, 2021

  Samsung ranks 4th on global digital inclusion index

  Samsung Electronics said Dec. 8 that it was ranked 4th out of the top 150 global tech companies in an index that gauged corporate efforts in using technology ethically and for reducing digital inequality overall. The Korean tech giant’s ranking soared from last year’s 10th po...

• December 09, 2021

  Stock rebounds signal market recovery from omicron scare: analysts

  ...alf at the earliest,” Kim said. Kim of Yuanta Securities added that South Korean shares would outperform its global peers as early as in the second quarter next year on the back of upbeat corporate earnings, which peaked in August and have since been falling. “Samsung Electroni...

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