Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Friday urged semiconductor companies to reinvest their profits into the artificial intelligence sector to strengthen Korea’s global competitiveness. The call comes a…
Samsung Electronics began shipping samples of its 12-layer HBM4E high-bandwidth memory chips on May 29, beating its own second-half 2026 target and achieving speeds of 16 Gbps per pin. The company’s s…
LG Uplus and Samsung Electronics signed a memorandum of understanding Friday to jointly research integrated sensing and communication technology (ISAC) and AI-linked 6G applications. The partnership a…
Samsung Electronics has begun shipping samples of its next-generation HBM4E high-bandwidth memory chip to global customers, marking an "industry first" for the 12-layer design. The chip offers speeds …
Samsung Electronics shipped samples of its sixth-generation HBM4 AI memory chips to global customers, sending its shares up roughly 6%. The move marks the company's most aggressive push into the AI ha…
A structural shortage in the RAM and storage market is reshaping the semiconductor industry in 2026, driven by a deliberate reallocation of production capacity toward AI-focused high bandwidth memory …
South Korea is on track for its 12th consecutive month of export growth in May, driven by an AI-fueled semiconductor boom that saw chip shipments surge 173.5% year-over-year to $31.9 billion in April …
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) opened 0.77 percent lower Thursday, falling to 8,165.73, as a rally driven by artificial intelligence stocks paused and oil prices declined amid mixed sig…
Micron Technology reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on May 26, just 48 days after hitting $500 billion, making it the fastest semiconductor company to double its valuation. The memory chipma…
South Korean retail investors have poured nearly $13.2 billion into SK Hynix, driving the memory chipmaker's market capitalization past $1 trillion as surging demand for AI-powered high-bandwidth memo…
Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix each surpassed $1 trillion in market capitalization in May 2026, driven by surging demand for high-bandwidth memory chips used in artificial intell…
SK Hynix surpassed $1 trillion in market capitalization on May 26-27, becoming the second South Korean company to reach the milestone after Samsung Electronics. The memory chipmaker's stock surged ove…
Samsung Electronics has reached a tentative profit-sharing agreement with labor unions to distribute 12% of its semiconductor division's operating profits to approximately 78,000 workers, with individ…
Samsung Electronics is establishing a five-year investment fund to support its broader ecosystem and develop future talent. The Korean tech giant has a history of multi-billion-dollar commitments, inc…
Micron Technology briefly surpassed $1 trillion in market capitalization on May 26 after an 18% surge driven by a UBS upgrade, making it the third memory chip maker to reach the milestone this month a…
SK Hynix and Micron have joined the $1 trillion market valuation club, driven by surging demand for AI chips. Shares in SK Hynix, a key Nvidia supplier, jumped 10% on Wednesday, while Micron shares ro…
Samsung Electronics is investing $1.5 billion to build a semiconductor testing plant in Vietnam, with commercial operations targeted for November 2027. The facility, located north of Hanoi, will test …
SK Hynix shares surged more than 11% on Wednesday, pushing the South Korean memory-chip maker's market capitalization above $1 trillion. The rally followed strong investor interest in semiconductors t…
Korean stocks opened at a record high Wednesday, with the KOSPI surging 4.63 percent to 8,420.27, driven by a tech rally and renewed Middle East tensions. The index surpassed the 8,000-point threshold…
The KOSPI surged from 2,770 to 8,047 within a year of President Lee Jae Myung taking office, closing above the 8,000 milestone for the first time on Tuesday. The rally, the strongest among major G20 e…