Trump said additional talks with Iran are planned this week as pressure mounts over nuclear concessions and military threats. U.S. has not ruled out resuming airstrikes while mediators try to shift Iran from its current position. This reflects the broader U.S. strategy of using military pressure and
SK Hynix's subsidiary Solidigm is considering a US initial public offering (IPO) in 2027, potentially raising up to $15 billion at a valuation of up to $150 billion, according to Reuters citing multiple sources. The chip subsidiary selected investment banks this week to manage the deal. This IPO wou
South Korean semiconductor firm HatchTech is shifting focus to industrial robot motor controllers and data-center integrated circuits, betting these will drive growth over the next decade. The strategy targets emerging demand in automation and AI infrastructure, sectors Korea sees as pillars of manu
SK hynix labor and management agreed to revise wages and collective bargaining terms, splitting bonuses evenly between cash and company stock. This applies to all SK hynix workers in South Korea. The deal, reached after earlier tentative agreements, now awaits formal ratification. Korean chaebol wag
South Korea's two largest chipmakers refused KEPCO's (Korea Electric Power Corporation) proposal to prepay five years of electricity costs (25 trillion won / $18.5 billion combined). The prepayment was designed to ease KEPCO's financial strain from subsidizing industrial power rates. This affects ma
Image: THE ELEC (EN) (original article) Youngwoo DSP, a South Korean equipment maker best known for display inspection tools, is now testing its semiconductor packaging …
South Korea's government and tech sector are shifting focus to AI infrastructure—GPU capacity, AI data centers, and network connectivity—as the next frontier of AI competitiveness beyond data and models. As AI services move from research to commercial deployment, hardware and backbone infrastructure
The newly merged Jeollanam-do-Gwangju region won a national talent development grant to train 2,800 workers in renewable energy and grid technology through 2030. Benefits regional university graduates and manufacturing workers seeking careers in clean energy; part of Seoul's push to reduce regional
KEPCO-KDN (Korea Electric Power Corporation subsidiary, 30+ years in power grid IT) and H2 signed a deal on Sept. 11 to jointly develop vanadium flow batteries (VFB)—a long-duration energy storage system (ESS)—for Korea's next-generation power grid. VFB technology reduces fire/explosion risk and ext
Microsoft will expand worldwide data-center capacity from ~12 gigawatts to 38+ gigawatts by 2032 to meet AI and cloud demand. The expansion aims to resolve current supply shortages that limit customer access to computing resources. This investment cycle could increase South Korea's opportunities for