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1 week ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang
Samsung Electronics Co. has launched a major push into next-generation microdisplays for augmented reality (AR) glasses, as it aims to position itself at the forefront of a fast-growing global market that could exceed $6 billion by 2032. According to industry sources on Wednesday, the South Korean tech giant’s semiconductor division is accelerating its LED on Silicon (LEDoS) technology development, a miniature display platform built on micro-LEDs mounted on silicon wafers.
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2 weeks ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang |Chae-yeon Kim
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s leading memory chipmaker, is in talks to supply customized sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory, or HBM4, chips to major AI chipmakers, including Nvidia Corp., Broadcom Inc. and Google LLC. The South Korean tech giant expects to begin supplying HBM4 to its clients as early as the first half of 2026, company executives and industry sources said on Wednesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang |Eui-Myung Park
In an ambitious bid to shape the future of technology, Samsung Electronics Co. is launching a sweeping new initiative to collaborate with elite North American universities to delve into growth sectors such as robotics, artificial intelligence and digital healthcare.
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1 month ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang |Chae-yeon Kim
Samsung Display Co., the display-making unit under Samsung Electronics Co., will exclusively supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for Apple Inc.’s first foldable iPhone series, which are expected to hit the market late next year. As the South Korean display giant is chosen as the sole provider for the world’s No. 1 smartphone seller, it is projected to cement its lead in the global foldable OLED display market with a share of more than 70% versus the current about 40%.
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1 month ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang
Samsung Electronics Co. and Google LLC are strengthening their long-standing alliance as the artificial intelligence (AI) era redefines the balance of power in the global tech industry. The two tech giants – longtime partners in smartphones, with Samsung supplying hardware and Google powering devices with its Android OS – are now deepening cooperation across next-generation platforms, from home robotics to extended reality (XR) and semiconductors.
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1 month ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang |Ji-hye Min |Sang-Hoon Sung
South Korea’s two leading electronics makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – are being forced to reassess their global manufacturing strategies following the US government's imposition of a 46% tariff on products manufactured in Vietnam. With Vietnam serving as the key production hub for Samsung and LG in Asia and globally, the tariff poses significant challenges for both companies, analysts said.
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1 month ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang |Chae-yeon Kim
Samsung Electronics Co. has appointed TM Roh, president and head of its mobile eXperience (MX) business, as the new chief of its device eXperience (DX) division, filling a leadership vacuum left by the South Korean tech giant’s late Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee’s sudden death about a week ago. Roh’s appointment signals Samsung’s more aggressive push in artificial intelligence across its set business, encompassing smartphones, TVs and other home appliances.
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1 month ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang
Samsung Electronics Co. will accelerate is push into robotics, medical technology and next-generation semiconductor markets to secure new growth drivers, for which it is pursuing "meaningful" M&As, its Chief Executive Han Jong-hee said on Wednesday. In opening remarks at its annual general meeting, Han apologized for falling behind in the AI chip race and underperming in home appliance sectors.
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2 months ago | 
kedglobal.com | Jeong-Soo Hwang
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong has warned the company's top executives that the South Korean tech giant has "lost Samsung Spirit, a characteristic defined as relentlessness and urged them to overcome the current crisis with a "do-or-die" mindset. “Samsung faces a question of survival,” Lee was quoted as saying through a video message shared during recent executive seminars for the company and its affiliates.
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2 months ago | 
kedglobal.com | Bo-Hyung Kim |Jeong-Soo Hwang
South Korea's National Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment to the Commercial Act to expand boards of directors’ fiduciary duties to minority shareholders. The move drew strong criticism from business leaders, who warn it would expose a greater number of companies, especially smaller ones, to management disputes and foster a risk-averse culture. Despite opposition from the ruling People Power Party, the liberal Democratic Party, which holds a parliamentary majority, pushed ahead with the bill.
