The global semiconductor industry is set to enter a new Warring States era, as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix unveiled a sweeping investment push in South Korea. According to The Elec, the two memory giants will jointly deploy 800 trillion won to build four new fabs in the country’s southwest, a...

The world's three largest memory chipmakers—Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron—are facing a U.S. class-action lawsuit. According to IT Chosun, 17 U.S. consumers allege the three companies deliberately reduced the supply of commodity DRAM under the pretext of expanding HBM production for AI, systemati...

Recent geopolitical tensions have created another potential bottleneck for Korea's semiconductor supply chain. The supply of high-purity carbon dioxide (CO₂) used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing has reportedly tightened. According to The Elec, industry sources say total inventory across t...

As AI-driven memory demand continues to outpace supply, leading Asian memory makers are accelerating capital market strategies to support large-scale expansion. Notably, SK hynix and Kioxia have both advanced plans to issue U.S. depositary receipts (ADRs), underscoring a broader push to tap U.S. inv...

As memory giants accelerate their next-generation HBM race, Samsung Electronics has reportedly hit a key milestone. According to Yonhap News and ZDNet, its HBM4 has surpassed US$1 billion in revenue, making it the first product in the industry to reach the level just four months after entering mass ...