A cutting-edge CXL IP startup, Panmnesia, announced its participation as the main sponsor at the inaugural CXL Consortium Developer Conference 2024 (CXL DevCon 2024), set to take place in April in Santa Clara, California, USA. Panmnesia will showcase the Compute Express Link (CXL) interoperability o
The world’s largest foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) company, Taiwan’s TSMC, has ignited the competition in ultra-fine processes among Samsung Electronics and Intel by announcing plans for 1.6-nanometer (nm) mass production in 2026.According to industry sources and foreign media report
Hanwha Solution’s Q CELLS division (Hanwha Q CELLS) announced on April 25 that it will cease solar module production and sales in China through its Chinese subsidiary to focus on the U.S. market.The suspension of operations by Hanwha Q CELLS’ Chinese subsidiary amounts to 531 billion won (US$386.18
SK hynix achieved unexpectedly strong performance in the first quarter, surpassing market expectations.The company announced on April 25 that it recorded 12.43 trillion won (US$9.04 billion) in sales and 2.89 trillion won in operating profits, representing a 23 percent operating profit margin, and 1
SALTRAIN, a lifestyle brand offering various products closely related to our daily lives based on domestic premium gray salt(one of the finest sea salt from tidal flats), meets Toy Story | TinyTAN characters.'TinyTAN' are characters representing the seven members of BTS in adorable form. Through thi
Taiwan, a major hub for the world’s top semiconductor companies, has experienced a series of earthquakes, leading to temporary delays in semiconductor supply and potential price hikes.On April 23, the industry reported that over 50 aftershocks, ranging from magnitude 3.0 to 6.3, struck eastern Taiwa
The author is an analyst for NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at youngryu@nhqv.com. -- Ed.Noise appearing here and there; market expectations being adjustedAfter ASML and TSMC announced weaker-than-expected 1Q24 results and negative market outlooks, tech firms have experienced overall s
Both Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, the two leading semiconductor giants in South Korea, closed lower. The decline was influenced by a simultaneous sharp drop in semiconductor stock prices, with Nvidia falling by 10 percent in the U.S. market.In the KOSPI market on April 22, Samsung Electronics c
As Samsung Electronics launches its new all-in-one personal computer (PC), Intel, the provider of the central processing unit (CPU), has announced its intention to work with Samsung Electronics to develop the AI PC market together.Bae Tae-won, vice president of the Intel Korea Samsung Business Divis
ArkData, a specialist in real-time data replication (CEO: Ko Kwang-yeon), has announced official support for real-time data extraction and replication for the latest version of TmaxTibero's Tibero (Tibero) DBMS, Tibero 7.The product that supports replication for Tibero 7 is ArkData's 'Ark for CDC'.
lecom. The goal is to boost AI service competitiveness by leveraging Korea’s world-leading semiconductor and communication technologies. As Microsoft and the Tech Big 4 have much to offer each other in business structures, this AI collaboration is expected to be a win-win for both parties.On April 2
It has been revealed that the four American “big tech” companies -- Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Meta -- collectively garnered around 9 trillion won in sales and about 600 billion won in operating profit in South Korea over the past year.According to the audit reports disclosed in the Financial Sup
Kolmar Korea has discovered the hair loss mitigation effects of Sophora flavescens extract and has presented their findings at an international academic conference, marking the industry’s first such patent application. The discovery and subsequent presentation have garnered global attention.On April
Jo Joo-wan, the CEO of LG Electronics, is set to meet with Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella to discuss the artificial intelligence business. Following Meta, LG Electronics is establishing AI collaboration relations with global “Big Tech” firms preparing for future ventures.According to sources in the c
Hanwha Systems (CEO: Sung-Chul Eoh) released images of various locations on Earth taken by its small SAR satellite on April 18th, successfully launched on December 4th, 2023.The images taken by Hanwha Systems' small SAR satellite were transmitted from an altitude of 650 kilometers above the Earth. T
A forecast suggests that SK hynix’s operating profit is expected to surge to around 2 trillion won, marking a turnaround to profitability compared to the same period last year, ahead of the earnings announcement scheduled for April 25.According to financial information provider FnGuide on April 16,
Kwak No-jeong, president of SK hynix, is set to deliver a keynote speech on Artificial Intelligence (AI) at a semiconductor event in Washington, D.C. in the U.S.According to industry sources on April 15, Purdue University and Senator Todd Young will host an event titled “CHIPS for America, Action fo
U.S.-based semiconductor company Intel has declared a counteroffensive in the AI semiconductor market led by Nvidia. Intel plans to create an open platform for AI development that rivals Nvidia’s semiconductors and AI development platform, aiming to form a new alliance system. For this purpose, Inte
LG Electronics is speeding up its efforts to enhance its semiconductor capabilities as it battles with Samsung Electronics for dominance in the AI home appliance market.On April 10, LG Electronics announced plans to expand its home appliance-specific on-device AI chip, DQ-C, to 46 models across 8 pr
SK hynix has announced it will begin mass production of its 6th generation (1c) 10nm (nanometer) class DRAM within the third quarter of this year, positioning itself ahead of Samsung Electronics, which has plans for mass production by the end of the year.Industry insiders revealed on April 8 that SK