Samsung and SK Hynix Turn Down KEPCO's Multibillion-Dollar Prepayment Demand
South Korea's state utility sought 25 trillion won upfront as it struggles with mounting debt, but the chipmakers declined the unusual five-year advance payment scheme.
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South Korea's state utility sought 25 trillion won upfront as it struggles with mounting debt, but the chipmakers declined the unusual five-year advance payment scheme.

The South Korean conglomerate's four Vietnamese factories generated $35.2 billion in revenue during the first half, driven by mobile phone exports and component manufacturing.

The South Korean electronics giant has turned two northern Vietnamese provinces into a cornerstone of its global smartphone supply chain, exporting $500 billion in devices over 17 years.

Samsung and SK hynix strengthen negotiating position as rising chip prices push server manufacturers to notify hyperscalers of double-digit increases for 2027 deliveries

The South Korean electronics giant's DX unit swings to operating loss in Q2 2026, while leadership doubles down on market share expansion strategy

The South Korean chipmaker plans cash dividends and buybacks as AI boom profits fuel pressure to reward investors

South Korea's chip giant launches the country's largest-ever shareholder return plan as memory makers scramble to stabilize valuations after summer selloff

AI chip demand and HBM production squeeze advanced-node availability, giving the South Korean chipmaker room to negotiate higher rates

The company's smartphone division is absorbing steep cost increases from the global memory shortage, even as its chip business posts record profits from the same market dynamics

The Onyang facility will combine high-bandwidth memory production with advanced packaging as the chipmaker races to catch SK hynix in the AI memory market.

The redesigned dimensions attract first-time female users and younger demographics previously reluctant to adopt book-style foldables

The Korean chipmaker is exploring a pivot that would turn research infrastructure into production capacity amid AI-driven memory demand
The Korean electronics giant brings in deep learning and data engineering experts to embed artificial intelligence across chip design, process development, and fab operations.

Life and property arms of the Korean conglomerate delivered strong first-half results, but underlying performance reveals diverging operational trends

Samsung and SK Hynix are pulling experienced designers from fabless firms and design houses, creating a skills vacuum across the semiconductor ecosystem

The facility in Pune will produce 6,500 units annually, targeting AI infrastructure demand across Asia-Pacific as hyperscale computing drives cooling requirements.

The South Korean giant is considering shifting conventional DRAM and NAND packaging from domestic fabs to Southeast Asia, a move that would unlock lines for advanced memory production

The clearance allows two premium earbud models to function as hearing aids without prescription, marking Samsung's entry into accessible hearing health technology

The Korean chipmaker's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory production has reached near-80% efficiency, putting it back in the race for AI chip dominance.

Korean semiconductor giant schedules career events at three major engineering schools as industry faces engineer shortage amid capacity expansion.

South Korea's chipmaker accelerates US facility certification while Seoul expands AI-focused semiconductor infrastructure to capture advanced node production