SK Hynix has begun mass production of 16 gigabyte (GB) HBM2E high-speed DRAM, the company said on Thursday.It will be suitable for super computing and artificial intelligence applications, the company said.It has a 3.6 gigabits per second (Gbps) per pin with 1024 I/O __ which means it can process ar

Samsung Electronics hired 500 experts with doctorate level degrees in semiconductor design and artificial intelligence (AI) in the first half of 2020, the company said on Wednesday.The South Korean tech giant said it plans to hire 1,000 in total by the end of the year. It will be its highest number

Samsung Electronics has displayed its Lifestyle TV models __ The Sero and The Serif __ at popular beauty stores in South Korea, it said on Wednesday.The TVs will be on display at Sulwhasoo Flagship Store and Amore Seongsu.The Sero is a TV that is long vertically and shaped like a smartphone screen.

Hanwha Corporation has opened an online shopping mall that sells products from small- to medium-sized enterprises (SME) for its employees and those that work at its suppliers, the company said on Wednesday.The mall will have 40 different categories and sell around 40,000 different products. Hanwha w

Samsung Electronics has launched a new quad-level cell (QLC) solid-state drive (SSD) that offers up to 8 terabyte (TB) capacity.The 870 QVO SATA SSD comes in 1, 2, 4 and 8TB capacities. The 8TB model offers an endurance rate of 2,880TB in total bytes written, Samsung said.The new SSD have sequential

Dreamtech has received the Korea Good Manufacturing Practice (KGMP) certificate for its electrocardiogram patches, the company said on Tuesday.The company has already received the GMP certificate that allows it to sell its goods in the US and Europe.Dreamtech said it now plans to get the certificate

SK Hynix has chosen three of its subcontractors to co-develop semiconductor devices and equipment, the company said on Tuesday.It is the company’s fourth selection in its technology innovation companies program where it selects subcontractors with advanced technology that will allow the goods in que

Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jae-yong made a visit to a factory run by a key semiconductor equipment subsidiary on Tuesday, the company said.Lee visited Semes’ plant at Cheonan to encourage employees there and discuss future strategies with executives, Samsung said. It was also meant to fos

Samsung Electronics will offer up to a million won in benefits for those returning their TVs to buy the 2020-model QLED TVs in South Korea, the company said on Tuesday.The program will run from July to September 30, the South Korean tech giant said. Those who return their old TVs and buy a 2020-mode

LG Electronics and LG Display have won the annual innovation award given by General Motors (GM) for its suppliers, the companies said on Tuesday.GM has been giving the awards since 2016 to its suppliers that contributed in providing improved customer experience in its cars.The two LG affiliates was

Merck has opened an advanced materials research center that will provide support for local semiconductor companies.The center, dubbed Korea Advanced Technology Center (K-ATeC) will provide support for research and development of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) slurry and post-CMP cleaning used b

Samsung Electronics has launched its QLED TV that received the top grade in energy efficiency in South Korea on Sunday.It marks the first for its QLED brand of TVs to receive the top certificate. The company’s Crystal UHD TV also received the top grade.The new QLED TV, or QT67, comes in 43, 50, 55,

Schneider Electric Korea has turned its electronic overcurrent relay (EOCR) factory at Iksan, South Korea, into a smart factory, the company said on Sunday.The factory has been a traditional, labor intensive one for the past 30 years but Schneider applied an end-to-end solution based on its Internet

Shindo ENG Lab’s retail order for its initial public offering (IPO) marked a huge turnout with a competition rate of 955.01 to 1.Korea Investment & Securities, which is underwriting the IPO, said its received subscription orders of 248.301660 million shares for the 260,000 shares, or 20% of the shar

Samsung Electronics has shared its achievements in localizing its semiconductor component and material supply lines on Thursday.The South Korean tech giant vowed to continue to work with its subcontractors and academia as well as expand eco-friendly projects.Samsung said it has co-developed a laser

Wipam, a supplier of RF front end module to Samsung Electronics, has sent filings for an initial public offering (IPO) on KOSDAQ to the Financial Supervisory Service, the company said Wednesday.The company wasn’t limited to supplying goods to wireless handsets and had the potential to expand to dive

The world’s top ten semiconductor companies saw their revenues grow in the first quarter of 2020 from the previous quarter, research firm Omdia said.This is despite the COVID-19 pandemic as the virus actually helped these firm from increase in PC and server sales.From first place to tenth place, the

South Korean OLED equipment vendor Shindo ENG Lab has finalized its public offering share price ceiling at 16,000 won, the company said Wednesday.Korea Investment & Securities, who is underwriting the public offering, said 1381 institute partook in the demand forecast for 1.04 million shares, or 80%

A researcher at LG Display that led the company’s development of a rollable organic light emitting diode (OLED) panel have won the top prize in an event hosted by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the company said on Wednesday.Kim In-joo of LG Display won the King of Inventions award i

Samsung Electronics has globally launched its curved gaming monitor, the Odyssey G9, the company announced on Wednesday.The 49-inch G9, first unveiled at CES 2020, boasts a dual QHD (5120x144) resolution.The QLED monitor has a screen ratio of 32:9, a 1000R curvature, 1000nit peak brightness and a re