SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is considering building a chip plant in Japan, potentially with NAND flash maker Kioxia, as the Korean conglomerate seeks deeper cooperation with its Japanese rival. Joint production is “one option,” Chey said in an interview with the Asahi Shimbun published Tuesday during his visit to Tokyo. He also identified supply chain coordination and joint research and development as potential areas of cooperation. The move underscores SK hynix’s ambition to leverage its lea

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are scaling up their data-center cooling businesses as power-hungry AI chips turn heat management into a critical infrastructure bottleneck. Data centers have traditionally relied on air cooling. But advanced artificial intelligence accelerators and increasingly dense server racks are pushing those systems toward their practical limits. Nvidia’s B200 and other next-generation chips consume more than 1,000 watts each, accelerating the shift toward liquid coo

The PanStar Acro entered Arctic waters on Monday, marking the first time a South Korean container ship has undertaken a government-backed trial voyage through the Northern Sea Route. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the vessel had reached the Arctic region around 8 a.m. Korea time, nine days after departing Busan New Port on Aug. 22. It is carrying 737 twenty-foot-equivalent units of cargo. The PanStar Acro is expected to leave the Arctic Ocean around Sept. 7–8. It will then call at Fel

LG Electronics is stepping up efforts to recruit overseas research and development talent to support its expansion into robotics, AI data-center cooling and mobility. The South Korean electronics-maker hosted about 100 doctoral researchers, engineers and R&D professionals from leading US universities, technology companies and startups at its North America Tech Conference in San Francisco on Saturday. Participants included researchers from Stanford University, Harvard University, the Massachusett

Samsung Electronics showcased its glasses-free 3D display technology through interactive gaming experiences at Gamescom 2026, demonstrating its potential as a business-to-business retail and exhibition solution. At its largest-ever booth at the gaming event in Cologne, Germany, Samsung used Spatial Signage to create fan experiences in partnership with esports team T1 and Pearl Abyss’ open-world action-adventure game “Crimson Desert.” Spatial Signage is a glasses-free 3D display designed to give

South Korea has selected SK Telecom, Kakao and KT to build government-backed artificial intelligence services that will give the public free, unlimited access to general-purpose AI chatbots and agents capable of handling public and everyday tasks. The Ministry of Science and ICT said Friday it chose the three consortiums from six bidders for its “AI for Everyone” project, aimed at expanding access to homegrown AI and strengthening the domestic ecosystem. The government will provide the three gro

SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung said Thursday the company remained open to further US semiconductor investment, while forecasting a global memory chip shortage through the end of 2030. “We are always open (for more investment), but nothing has been decided,” Kwak told reporters Thursday after a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s advanced packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana. Kwak said SK hynix was looking globally for potential sites that could support its development and testing needs,

SK hynix has formally recognized a newly formed union representing production and office workers, while making clear that the group has no bargaining rights in the chipmaker’s ongoing wage negotiations. The company confirmed the legal status of the Hynix Integrated Labor Union in a letter sent Wednesday, according to industry sources Friday. The union, established earlier this month, has about 3,470 members, or roughly 10 percent of SK hynix’s workforce. The recognition comes after members of an

SK hynix on Thursday formally launched its advanced chip packaging project in Indiana, a facility set to produce the first high bandwidth memory made in the US. The groundbreaking ceremony was held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, two years after SK hynix announced the investment in April 2024. The plant is expected to complete its clean room in October 2028 and begin mass production in the third quarter of 2029. Once operational, the facility will take DRAM chips produced in Kor

LG Innotek is expanding its partnership with Zoox, Amazon's autonomous driving subsidiary, supplying automotive camera modules for its purpose-built robotaxis, the South Korean electronics parts maker said Thursday. The two companies have maintained a close partnership since the early stages of the robotaxi's development. Under their latest agreement, LG Innotek will supply high-resolution automotive cameras for Zoox vehicles over the next several years. The cameras form part of Zoox's sensor su

Nvidia has begun mass production of its Groq 3 LPX inference accelerator, with Samsung Electronics manufacturing the key chips, raising expectations that the Korean tech giant’s loss-making foundry business could return to profit as early as this year. Nvidia said Tuesday at the Hot Chips 2026 conference in California that Groq 3 LPX has entered full-scale production as the AI chip leader expands beyond graphics processing units into a broader computing stack spanning training, inference, system

Lea Lee, head of global communications at LG Electronics, was recognized for outstanding individual achievement at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Sabre Awards, after leading the company’s communications work around its India initial public offering and an artificial intelligence-based media system. The award, presented by PRovoke Media in Singapore, honored Lee’s work overseeing LG Electronics’ global communications strategy, including executive positioning, corporate transactions and media analysis. One

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is expected to continue discussions with the country’s top business leaders this week as his government pushes to turn pledges into projects on the ground. Lee is arranging separate meetings with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun and Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong after holding a private dinner with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won in Seoul on Aug. 20, according to sources on Tuesday. The presidential office declined to confirm the sch

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have unveiled their largest-ever programs for shareholder returns, on the back of a windfall from the artificial intelligence chip boom. But the two chipmakers are taking sharply different routes. Samsung is leaning on dividends, while SK hynix is pursuing a massive share buyback and cancellation program — a contrast shaped by their different ownership and financial structures. SK hynix moved first with a 40 trillion won ($28.7 billion) plan to buy back and cance

Samsung Display is restarting construction of its A7 OLED plant in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, five years after the project was suspended, as demand for foldable smartphones begins to justify fresh capacity. The company’s investment review committee approved structural construction of A7 on Aug. 7, with contracts to be placed from this month. Full-scale construction is expected to begin next year, aiming for completion by early 2028. Samsung Display CEO Yi Chung on Wednesday credited folda