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SK hynix in talks with Bosch over supply of automotive memory chips: sources
Apr 7, 2021
SK hynix Inc., South Korea's second-largest chipmaker, is in talks with German auto parts giant Robert Bosch GmbH over a long-term supply of automotive memory semiconductors, industry sources said Wednesday. SK hynix, the world's No. 2 DRAM vendor, is reportedly seeking to supply automotive DRAM chips to Bosch for at least 10 years, the sources said. The company declined to comment on the issue. If the two sides reach an agreement, SK hynix will get its first long-term contract in the area
SK hynix settles chip patent dispute with Netlist
Apr 7, 2021
SK hynix Inc., South Korea's second-largest chipmaker, said Wednesday it has reached a settlement with US-based Netlist Inc. over memory technology patents. The two sides agreed to a patent cross license covering chip technologies of both companies. Under the deal, SK hynix will gain access to Netlist's portfolio of US and foreign patents. Netlist will receive a royalty from SK hynix, a cross license to SK hynix's patent portfolio and supply of its memory and storage products. Industry obse
LG Electronics launches high-efficiency solar modules
Apr 7, 2021
LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday introduced its new solar modules that boast high efficiency as the South Korean tech giant aims to expand its presence in the clean energy sector. LG said its NeON H series solar modules will hit the shelves later this month starting in countries like South Korea, the United States, Germany and Australia. The latest solar modules use N-type bifacial solar cells that are used in premium solar products, according to LG. It also applied half-cut technology that l
Naver invests $150m in Indonesian media firm
Apr 7, 2021
Naver Corp., South Korea's top internet portal operator, said Wednesday it has made a strategic investment of $150 million in Indonesian media giant Emtek to strengthen its foothold in the Southeast Asian market. Emtek operates broadcast channels, as well as the over-the-top service Vidio, overseeing media content production and distribution. Through the investment, the two companies aim to collaborate and find new business opportunities, such as in webcomics and cloud technology, in Indonesia
LG Electronics expects best-ever quarterly earnings in Q1
Apr 7, 2021
LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday expected its best-ever quarterly performance in the first quarter as its home appliance and TV sales apparently basked in pent-up demand amid the pandemic. In its earnings guidance, the South Korean tech firm projected its operating profit at 1.51 trillion won ($1.3 billion) for the first three months of 2021, up 39.2 percent from a year earlier. Its first-quarter operating income estimate beat the market consensus of 1.27 trillion won in the survey on seven b
Netmarble signs up star composer Joe Hisaishi for new game
Apr 6, 2021
From Studio Ghibli composer, Blackpink’s Jisoo to the CEO himself, Korean game companies deploy high-profile figures for marketing
[Photo News] Korea sets yet another world record in perovskite solar cell
Apr 6, 2021
A researcher from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology holds out a perovskite solar cell, which it says boasts the world’s highest efficiency rate, Tuesday. Co-developed by UNIST, the Korea Institute of Energy Research and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, the next-generation solar cell can convert solar energy into usable energy at a rate of 25.6 percent. The previous record holder was the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, whi
LG Innotek introduces AI patent analysis solution
Apr 6, 2021
South Korean electronics components maker LG Innotek said Tuesday it has launched an artificial intelligence-based patent search and analysis system that can handle a task 900 times faster than human. According to the affiliate of LG Group, the system can process 50,000 pieces of patent data in four hours, which would otherwise require five workers to work eight hours a day for 100 days. “This is possible thanks to the AI-powered automatic sentence recognition model co-developed with
Creditor, authorities make last-minute efforts to revive SsangYong Motor
Apr 6, 2021
FSC, KDB tilt toward ‘allowing more time’ before initiating court receivership
Posco unit may sever its biz ties with Myanmar's military conglomerate
Apr 6, 2021
POSCO C&C, an affiliate of South Korea's steel giant POSCO Group, said Tuesday it is studying various options to reconsider its business ties with Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company Limited (MEHL), one of Myanmar's two largest military holding companies. The move by the maker of surface-treatment steel sheets came amid mounting international outcry against Myanmar's military over its bloody crackdown on citizens following a coup in February. POSCO owns a 70 percent stake in Myanmar PO
[Photo News] Music for everyone
Apr 6, 2021
S-Oil CEO Hussain A. Al-Qahtani (left) delivers 100 million won ($89,129) to Heart-to-Heart Foundation Chairman Oh Ji-chul at S-Oil’s headquarters in Mapo-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. The money will be used to support the foundation’s orchestra, made up of youngsters with developmental disabilities. (S-Oil) (khnews@heraldcorp.com)
Budget carrier Eastar aims to pick new investor by early May: CEO
Apr 6, 2021
Financially troubled Eastar Jet aims to select a new investor by early May as several investors have shown an interest in the budget carrier, the company's chief executive officer said Tuesday. Eastar will decide whether to proceed with the investor selection process in the form of a "stalking-horse" bid or an open auction, by the end of this month, Eastar CEO Kim You-sang told Yonhap News Agency over the phone. In the stalking-horse bid, Eastar will select a preliminary preferred
Lotte Chilsung fined W1b over unfair practice
Apr 6, 2021
South Korea's antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to fine leading beverage maker Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. and its wine-selling affiliate a combined 1.1 billion won ($978,000) for hampering market competition. Lotte Chilsung unfairly supported its wholly owned unit MJA Wine for 10 years since 2009 in a bid to improve the affiliate's profitability, according to the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). Lotte Chilsung supplied wines to its affiliate at lower prices and shouldered lab
SK to buy 16% stake in Vietnam's largest retailer
Apr 6, 2021
SK Group said Tuesday it will make a strategic investment in VinCommerce, Vietnam's largest retail group, to tap into the fast-growing e-commerce segment in the Southeast Asian market. SK said its Southeast Asian investment arm signed a deal to buy a 16.3 percent share in VinCommerce for 460 billion won ($410 million). VinCommerce, a retail subsidiary of Masan Group, operates about 2,300 convenience stores and supermarkets in Vietnam, taking about 50 percent of the nation's retail sector. In
KITA provides market consultant program for exporters
Apr 5, 2021
In order to help out small and medium-sized exporters in the global market, the Korea International Trade Association and its business consultants have met to share successful case studies on the trade front, officials said Monday. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy has faced a shift into a digital era and a new value chain,” said KITA Chairman Koo Ja-yeol during a meeting with KITA’s export consultants. “For (Korean) companies to gain momentum in the
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