South Korean electric vehicle battery giant LG Energy Solution and Japanese automaker Honda are in talks to form a joint venture in the US in a rare partnership between Korean and Japanese companies, according to industry sources Friday. The two companies are reportedly in the early stage of discussions to set up a 4 trillion-won ($3.3 billion) EV battery factory in the US with an annual production capacity of 40 gigawatt-hours, which is enough to power 600,000 EVs. Details such as establish

As China plans to phase out subsidies for electric vehicles by 30 percent by the end of 2022 and completely eliminate them starting 2023, South Korean battery trio -- LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On -- are bracing for potential impact. According to industry sources Wednesday, China’s U-turn on EV subsidies indicates its confidence about the local EV market‘s ability to survive without state support and its determination to sort out low-quality EV battery manufacturers.

Samsung Electronics dispatched chartered flights to Las Vegas to bring home some 20 staff members and executives who tested positive for COVID-19 at the CES 2022 trade show, according to industry sources Wednesday. The majority of the infected Samsung officials returned to South Korea late Tuesday night, while the remaining officials arrived around noon on Wednesday. Most of the officials reported minor or no symptoms. After arrival, they were transferred to a quarantine facility for medical

Samsung Electronics unveiled its “Tiger” strategy at CES 2022 to beat Apple in the flagship smartphone market, but experts say that the South Korean tech giant should first come up with “killer content” for its foldable smartphones for that strategy to work. During the world’s largest tech show held in Las Vegas last week, The Korea Herald exclusively reported on the South Korean tech giant’s “Tiger” strategy, which revolves around narrowing its

LAS VEGAS – SK Group’s three tech units, SK hynix, SK Telecom and SK Square, have teamed up to launch a new ICT technology development and investment body, called SK ICT Alliance. Their first project will be Sapeon Inc. where the three firms will make co-investments in the US to target the burgeoning AI chip market, the group said. During a press conference held on the sidelines of the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Thursday, top executives, inclu

LAS VEGAS – With just one more day to go, the Consumer Electronics Show 2022, though requiring attendees to be fully vaccinated, is a potential incubator of next variant of you-know-what thanks to people without masks spread out all over town. An unpleasant experience began right after touching down at McCarran Airport on Sunday. Paul, a Lyft driver who gave a brief tour of the Strip throughout the ride to the Westgate Hotel, wasn‘t wearing his mask. Vaccinated or not, Lyft manda

LAS VEGAS/SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics vice chairman and CEO Han Jong-hee told reporters on Wednesday that the doors for collaboration with panel supplier LG Display is “wide open” for its launch of organic light-emitting diode television sets. At a press conference in Las Vegas, when asked about the rumored partnership with its archrival in TV industry ahead of the world’s largest tech show CES 2022, Han said, “I cannot say because there is nothing confirmed regarding

LAS VEGAS -- SK and Qualcomm will collaborate on artificial intelligence chips in an effort to lead the burgeoning eco-friendly, low-power AI chip market. Speaking exclusively to The Korea Herald at CES 2022 on Wednesday, SK hynix Vice Chairman and CEO Park Jung-ho said, “SK hynix, SK Telecom and Qualcomm plan to make co-investments and make good AI chips. I‘ll talk to Qualcomm to join in.” “There are about 500 companies that do AI chips. It’s all about who gets i

SK가 퀄컴과 함께 새로운 AI 반도체 개발을 위해 협력한다. 퀄컴과의 파트너쉽을 통해 친환경 저전력 AI 반도체 시장을 선점하겠다는 전략이다.  박정호 SK하이닉스 대표이사 부회장은 현지시각 5일 미국 라스베이거스 국제전자제품박람회 (Consumer Electronics Show)에서 코리아헤럴드와 만나 “SK하이닉스, SK텔레콤, 퀄컴 세 회사가 공동으로 같이 투자를 해서 (AI 반도체를) 잘 만들어 볼려고 한다”며 “퀄컴한테도 협력을 제안할 것” 이라고 말했다. 이어 그는 “AI 반도체 하는 회사가 500개 정도가 되고 누가 먼저 에코시스템에 들어가서 플레이어가 되느냐”에 달렸다고 덧붙였다. SK그룹은 이번 CES에서 혁신적인 그린 ICT 기술을 활용하여 2030년 기준 전 세계 탄소 배출량의 1%에 해당하는 2억톤의 탄소를 감축하겠다는 목표를 내세웠다. SK텔레콤은 이번 CES에서 AI 반도체

Las Vegas -- Samsung Display unveiled an asymmetrical foldable display for flip smartphones at a private media showcase held at Encore in Las Vegas. During the tour, Samsung officials showcased a prototype flip smartphone where the upper half is shorter than the lower half. When folded, the bottom part of the display is exposed, where basic information such as time and weather showed up. “By exposing the bottom screen, flip smartphones no longer need a secondary screen on the exterior

LAS VEGAS -- Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled a portable beam projector, “the Freestyle,” to overcome the physical constraints of TVs and bring screen experience everywhere. According to the South Korean tech giant, the Freestyle weighs just 830 grams and offers a minimal design that fits in one hand, a perfect option for travelers and campers. “The Freestyle can rotate freely in 180 degrees and support screen size up to 100 inches. It can project a screen anywhere f

LAS VEGAS -- In the Year of the Water Tiger, Samsung Electronics has set out its own “Tiger” strategy to seek a more aggressive push in the North American market and narrow its gap with Apple in the cutthroat smartphone market. Two days ahead of the opening of the CES electronics show in Las Vegas, some 40 Samsung executives gathered at a meeting in the US city to discuss this year‘s smartphone strategy with the acronym “Tiger.” The letters individually stand for:

LAS VEGAS -- Samsung Electronics’ artificial humans unveiled virtually last year might return as a personal assistant and housekeeper at CES 2022. According to the South Korean tech giant Monday, it will unveil an artificial intelligence-based “avatar” at CES 2022. The AI avatar will visualize a home into a digital world like a metaverse, locate users’ location in the real world and connect them with surrounding devices. “The AI avatar is a ‘life assistant

LAS VEGAS -- Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled the latest Galaxy S21 FE 5G, a budget version of its flagship Galaxy S21, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 held in Sin City. Coming in four different colors -– olive, lavender, white and graphite -- the mid-range smartphone has a sleek body just 7.9 millimeters thick but is equipped with a generous 4,500 milliampere-hour battery that supports quick charging in 30 minutes. The protruding rectangular camera bump on the back could n

삼성전자가 임인년 전략을 ‘TIGER’로 정했다. 호랑이처럼 매섭게 북미시장에서 애플을 공략하겠다는 취지다. 한종희 부회장 취임 후 더 공격적인 삼성의 스마트폰 행보가 예상된다. 한종희 DX부문장 부회장, 노태문 MX사업부장 사장, 박학규 세트부문 경영지원실장 사장을 비롯한 삼성전자 주요 임원 40여명은 현지시각 3일 미국 라스베이거스에서 국제전자제품박람회 (Consumer Electronics Show)를 이틀 앞두고 비공개 회동을 가지고 북미 MX 전략을 논의, 그 핵심으로 TIGER 전략을 수립했다. TIGER의 ‘T’는 모든 영역에서 최고가 되자는 ‘True No. 1 in all categories’를 뜻한다. ‘I’는 주요 시장에서 플래그십 모델의 점유율을 높이자는 ‘Improve flagship market share’을 의미하며 &lsq

LAS VEGAS -- Bigger, brighter, more pixels and better contrast. Before the pandemic, who makes the better TV was largely decided by these simple standards.  But as lifestyles have changed amid the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, particularly with the emergence of the delta and omicron variants, the definition of innovation has changed as well. Now, consumers demand more features they can enjoy in the safety and comfort of their homes. Such new customer demand has brought South Korea‘s

South Korean memory chipmaker SK hynix said Thursday it paid Intel an initial $7 billion tranche, completing the first phase to acquire the US tech giant’s NAND and SSD business. By absorbing Intel’s NAND and SSD business, SK hynix will rise as the No. 2 player in the global NAND market from its current fifth place. In the SSD segment, where Intel controls 29.6 percent, SK hynix can surpass Samsung Electronics with a combined market share of nearly 37 percent. NAND flash memory c

SK Group, the third-largest conglomerate in South Korea, albeit lesser known on the global stage than Samsung, plans to surprise the world with its grand plan to reduce 1 percent of the world’s carbon emissions at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022. Bringing a rather public agenda at the world’s largest tech event where technological innovations take center stage, SK will share its hydrogen strategy to promote global transition into a carbon-neutral world, according to Andrew Kwon

Samsung Electronics reduced chip production in Xian where Chinese authorities placed a strict lockdown last week to contain the prolonged pandemic. According to Samsung Newsroom Thursday, the South Korean IT giant “decided to temporarily adjust operations” at its chip factory in Xian. The decision was made to protect the health and safety of its employees and partners, according to the press release. To ensure its customers are not affected, the company will take all necessary me

Samsung SDI has unveiled its new battery brand “PRiMX,” which stands for a prime battery for maximum experience, to better convey its corporate identity that pursues super-gap technology. The rebranding portrays the philosophy of the firm’s new CEO Choi Yoon-ho, who took the post earlier this month. In his inaugural speech, Choi said, “Let’s together embark on a journey of true No. 1 ... based on super-gap technology and best quality.” “Samsung SDI h