The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. She can be reached at yd.yoon@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Kiwoom stands to benefit greatly from STO market expansion over the mid/long term, given that it boasts the largest number of retail customers in the country, backed by its strong retail platform.
Samsung Electronics have joined hands with Google and Qualcomm to develop next-generation extended reality (XR) devices. The specific method of their cooperation has not been finalized. But as Apple is about to release a mixed reality (MR) device within this year, the three companies are banding tog
The ongoing global semiconductor war started in the second half of last year, when the United States enacted the CHIPS and Science Act in July, and further announced a ban on semiconductor equipment exports to China in October.According to the act, companies in the semiconductor industry that receiv
On Dec. 13, 2022, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted on Twitter a photo showing him at an elementary school in Kumamoto, Japan, along with the message, “Sony is Apple’s partner and has made the world’s best camera sensors.”Kumamoto is the region where Taiwan’s TSMC and Japan’s Sony will build a joint venture
Hanwha Solutions has forged a global solar energy alliance with Microsoft (MS) of the United States. The company will supply solar power generation modules to an energy conversion project promoted by MS and design and construct the solar power plants.Hanwha Solutions announced on Jan. 26 that it sig
U.S. State Department Under Secretary Jose Fernandez met with Lee Do-hoon, Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, in Seoul on Jan. 10. At the following press conference, they said that the alliance between the two countries is becoming one of advanced technology beyond an economic o
SK Group announced on Jan. 8 that about 30,000 people visited its pavilion at the CES 2023 exhibition hall in Las Vegas for four days from Jan. 5 to 8 (local time).Starting with 7,500 people on Jan. 5, the opening day of the exhibition, 9,500 people visited the SK Group pavilion on Jan. 6. On Jan. 7
Japan’s Kioxia Holdings Corp., the world's No. 2 NAND flash maker, and fourth-ranked Western Digital Corp. of the United States have revived their merger negotiations, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 4 (local time). If this U.S.-Japan NAND flash alliance becomes a reality, the global NAND flash marke
At CES 2023, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics will showcase smart home technologies that connect home appliances with devices outside a home.A hyper-connected smart home is expected to emerge as the most popular subject at CES 2023.For several years, Korean tech giants such as Samsung and LG h
SK Group will showcase about 40 new technologies and products, including world-class net-zero technologies, with global partners at CES 2023, which runs in Las Vegas in the United States from Jan. 5 to 8 (local time). It announced on Jan. 4 that its eight affiliates including SK Inc. will run an int
Applied Materials, the world’s largest semiconductor equipment company, has invested 50 billion won in Absolics, a semiconductor affiliate of SK Group.Experts say that a Korea-U.S. semiconductor industry alliance is further strengthened as Applied Materials recently decided to build a research and d
Samsung Group and BMW are expected to expand their cooperation from electric vehicle (EV) batteries to EV parts and autonomous driving cars.Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong met with BMW top executives, including chairman Oliver Zipse, at the BMW Driving Center on Yeongjong Island, Incheon o
SK Telecom announced on Dec. 15 that it shared the results of its tests on Korean Open-Radio Access Network (O-RAN) equipment at Plugfest hosted by the O-RAN Alliance.It conducted the tests with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), HFR, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE),
Hyundai Motor Group and SK On will build a joint venture battery plant in Georgia of the United States. The plant, scheduled to be completed in 2025, will supply batteries for Hyundai Motor and Kia brand electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States.According to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office,
If the lawsuit against Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) filed by Westinghouse of the United States is prolonged, it will hurt both Korea and the United States, allowing China and Russia to dominate the global nuclear power plant market, KHNP president Hwang Ju-ho said on Dec. 8.“I am not too conce
A semiconductor alliance is being strengthened between the world’s largest foundry company, TSMC, and the United States.TSMC held a tool-in ceremony at its new fab in Phoenix, Arizona on Dec. 6 with the attendance of U.S. President Joe Biden, TSMC founder Morris Chang, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at kyeongkeun.kang@nhqv.com. -- Ed. Obigo is specialized in commercialization of automotive software for use in connected car services. Moving forward, its business alliance with LGU+ should generate sound synergies. Obigo is
Coupang hosted U.S. and Korean government officials at its Daegu Fulfillment Center (FC) on Dec. 7 to discuss the company’s latest contributions to the Korean society. The event was attended by Philip S. Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and officials from the government and lo
Hyundai Motor Group ranked second in the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) market in the January-September period of this year.The group accounted for 9 percent of the U.S. EV market during the period -- Hyundai Motor Co. took up 4 percent, placing fourth, while Kia Corp. controlled 5 percent, ranking thir
Huawei has signed a global commitment to join the International Telecommunication Union's Partner2Connect digital alliance, which will bring connectivity to about 120 million people in remote areas in more than 80 countries by 2025.Liang Hua, chairman of Huawei, announced the decision at the com