On February 25, global memory leader SK hynix announced that its board of directors has approved an additional investment of approx. KRW 21.6 trillion (~ USD 15 billion) for its first semiconductor fabrication plant by the end of December 2030. The funds will be used to finalize construction of t...

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has formally launched a task force dedicated to next-generation power semiconductors, appointing Professor Koo Sang-mo of the Department of Electronic Materials Engineering at Kwangwoon University as its head. Seoul aims to raise the technolo...

According to TrendForce's latest memory spot price trend report, regarding DRAM, as current spot prices remain higher than contract prices, and negotiations for 2Q26 pricing have not yet started, an overall wait-and-see atmosphere prevails. Meanwhile, NAND spot prices maintain an upward trend, climb...

Tesla is reportedly exploring plans to expand production of its AI6 chip, a move that could lead to additional orders for Samsung. According to The Elec, industry sources say senior Tesla procurement executives are expected to visit Samsung Electronics this week to discuss increasing foundry capacit...

Fueled by soaring demand for AI chips, memory, and logic processors, Asia’s top chipmakers are ramping up their 2026 capital spending. Nikkei and TrendForce report that leading semiconductor firms across South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China plan to invest over $136 billion this year, a 25% increa...