Korea-based global DRAM leaders -- Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix -- are accelerating the commercialization of 3D DRAM, which are said to be a game changer in the memory industry. However, Micron, which ranks third in the DRAM industry, has already begun its 3D DRAM research since 2019, securing t
Samsung Electronics will begin mass production of third-generation 4-nm chips, the main item in the foundry ultra-micro fabrication process sector, during the first half of this year. While stabilizing the yield, which was a problem in the early stages of the process, the Korean semiconductor giant
EV manufacturers are entering the EV battery manufacturing industry one after another. South Korean EV battery manufacturers are not regarding this as a threat yet.This is because it takes years to reach yield stabilization after business commencement and a large number of patents are protecting the
As methanol-powered ships are rapidly emerging as next-generation eco-friendly ships, competition is heating up between Korean and Chinese shipbuilders about which is taking more shipbuilding orders. Until now, Korea has been leading the high value-added eco-friendly ship market, but Chinese shipbui
SK Networks has made a major investment in an artificial intelligence (AI) startup in the United States. The investment was led by Choi Sung-hwan, president of SK Networks’ business division, who led a global investment briefing session last month.SK Networks announced on March 9 that it had investe
SK On, a company specializing in pouch-type batteries, will unveil a prismatic battery for the first time. The company is employing a strategy to increase its global competitiveness by meeting the needs of automakers with a variety of products.SK On announced on March 9 that it will unveil a new pri
A high-ranking official of Rapidus, established with the goal of restoring Japan’s leadership in the semiconductor industry, criticized the U.S. government’s semiconductor regulations while calling them “too aggressive.”“Rapidus also has a lot of worries,” said Yasumitsu Ori, a senior executive offi
Pernod Ricard Korea, the Korean unit of the global wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard, is conducting a responsible drinking workshop for its sales representatives and brand ambassadors on the prevention of risks from excessive drinking and the harmful use of alcohol. The workshop will be held in
Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark met with the press in Seoul on March 8 and stressed the importance of South Korea as its market.Bentley sold 775 cars in South Korea last year. The volume hit an all-time high for the second consecutive year. Last year, it sold 2,031 cars in the Asia-Pacific region with S
LG Energy Solution and GM founded Ultium Cells in 2019 to manufacture EV batteries together. SK On and Ford set up Blue Oval SK in July last year for the same purpose. Samsung SDI is also planning to work with GM to that end. There are a total of 13 EV battery plants that have already been built or
The National Intelligence Service is about to initiate screening and authorization procedures regarding quantum cryptography communications products. This means the world’s first commercial quantum cryptography communications are around the corner in South Korea.The first products to be covered by t
SK Plasma announced on March 8 that it received final approval for the construction of a plasma fractionation plant from the Ministry of Health of Indonesia.This export is a result of collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Korea and the Korean Embassy in Indonesia since 2019. It
SK ecoplant and POSCO announced on March 7 that they had obtained a basic design certification on the K-Floater, an offshore wind power floating model developed in Korea, from DNV, a Norwegian classification society. The certificate presentation ceremony was held at the SK ecoplant headquarters in t
Samsung Electronics hired Lin Jun-cheng as a vice president, a veteran engineer who worked for nearly 19 years at TSMC, Samsung’s archrival in the foundry business. The recruitment of Lin was aimed at speeding up the development of advanced packaging technology, in which the Korean chipmaker is acti
Korea returned as the world's No. 1 country by beating China in competition for taking ship orders in February.Global ship orders came in at 2.1 million CGT (58 ships) in February, said Clarkson Research, a British shipbuilding and shipping market analysis agency on March 7. By country, Korea cl
SK Materials, a company specializing in material technology, will invest US$300 million to acquire the management rights to 8 Rivers, a U.S.-based company that has carbon capture, storage, and utilization (CCUS) technology.The board of directors of SK Holdings approved SK Materials’ investment of US
SK Plasma will build a 300-billion-won blood plant in Indonesia. The plant will be capable of producing 1 million liters of blood products per year. The company plans to break ground on the plant in 2023 and complete it two years later.According to industry sources on March 7, SK Plasma has recently
SK bioscience, a global innovative vaccine and biotech company committed to promoting human health from prevention to cure, and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) have jointly announced Profs. Andrew Pollard and Sarah Gilbert and Drs. Rino Rappuoli and Mariagrazia Pizza as two groups of co-re
The following are excerpts from an interview with Myeong Seong, CEO of SK Earthon, about the company’s plans to become a “carbon neutral company” after 40 years of leading the Korean resource development industry.Q: Through an interview at CES 2023, you remarked that this year SK Earthon is going to
FILA Holdings has been selected as a “2023 ESG Top-Rated Company” by global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) evaluation agency Sustainalytics, a subsidiary of American financial service provider Morningstar.Sustainalytics annually evaluates and publishes ESG Risk Ratings for more than 15,