Hanmi’s Chairman Bought $52.7M in Personal Shares as HBM Bonder Demand Surges
Hanmi Semiconductor Chairman Kwak Dong-shin announced an additional personal share acquisition of 700 million Won, bringing his total personal investment…
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Retraction of Nvidia-Hugging Face Acquisition Article
NVIDIA has announced its acquisition of Hugging Face for 17.5 trillion Korean Won.
South Korea’s HBM Boom Drives Global Chip Equipment Sales to a Record ₩55T
The global semiconductor equipment market recorded over ₩55 trillion (approximately $40.7 billion) in sales during the second quarter of 2026,…
South Korea’s AI Heat Crisis: Why Memory Makers Are Redesigning Next-Generation HBM
The rapid increase in power consumption and heat generation from high-performance AI semiconductors, particularly high bandwidth memory (HBM) and specialized…
Micron’s 100K Wafer HBM Target: Doubling Capacity by 2026 to Challenge Samsung
Micron plans to double its High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production capacity by the end of 2026, targeting a monthly output…
Nvidia’s ₩4.7T MediaTek Bet: Why the GPU Giant Is Backing Taiwanese SoC Design
NVIDIA is reportedly investing 4.7 trillion Korean won (approximately $3.4 billion USD) into MediaTek, a Taiwanese chip designer.
Lam Research Is Building an Oregon R&D Center to Speed Up HBM Supply for Samsung and SK hynix
Lam Research has begun construction on a new R&D center in Oregon, focused on enhancing semiconductor manufacturing capabilities for AI…
SK hynix’s Indiana Packaging Plant: The 2029 Timeline for U.S. Chip Designers
SK hynix plans to start mass production of advanced packaging at its new US plant in Indiana by 2029.
SK hynix’s Indiana HBM Plant: A 2029 Target That Leaves the Core Fab in Korea
SK hynix has begun construction on its advanced packaging plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, with a goal of starting mass…
Nvidia’s 106% Revenue Surge Signals Sustained Demand for Korean HBM Suppliers
NVIDIA reported Q2 revenue that surpassed analyst expectations, showing a 106% increase compared to the same quarter last year. This…
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