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29.03.26 - 03:30
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Samsung′s 2026 strike poses bigger challenges despite economic shift and tripled scale (Digitimes)
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Samsung Electronics is facing a looming labor strike in May as its memory and foundry businesses take off, marking a more complex challenge than the initial 2024 walkout. The upcoming strike reflects significant changes in industry conditions and union size, highlighting Samsung's structural difficulties with labor issues amid evolving laws and its broad business portfolio....
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29.03.26 - 01:00
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South Korean chip giants step up China investments to combat global AI memory shortage (SCMP)
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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are stepping up investments in their China wafer fabs as they race to boost supply amid a tightening memory chip market driven by demand for artificial intelligence computing, underscoring China's continued role in semiconductor production despite US restrictions.
Samsung Electronics invested 465.4 billion won (US$308.8 million) in its Xian chip plant in 2025, a 67.5 per cent increase from a year earlier, according to an annual report filed with South Korea's......
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28.03.26 - 01:06
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Samsung labor talks resume as new law boosts union leverage (Digitimes)
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Samsung Electronics has decided to restart negotiations on wages and collective agreements, temporarily halting a planned large-scale strike scheduled for late May. The risk of strike action remains, however, as major differences between management and unions remain unresolved....
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27.03.26 - 01:00
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Samsung and SK Hynix expand microscope procurement to boost HBM yield (Digitimes)
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As AI compute demand surges, the rising need for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) testing and failure analysis is reshaping semiconductor inspection equipment markets, affecting chipmakers, foundries, and equipment suppliers worldwide. Demand for integrated microscopy platforms and localised service hubs is increasing to control yield, reduce costly iterations, and secure AI supply-chain positions....
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26.03.26 - 13:06
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Xona Closes $170M Series C to Lead Next Era of Global Navigation (Business Wire)
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Commercial upgrade to GPS powers autonomous future; New Burlingame factory enables rapid constellation deploymentBURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xona, the commercial space company building the next era of global positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) infrastructure, today announced an oversubscribed $170 million Series C funding round led by Mohari Ventures Natural Capital with participation from Craft Ventures, ICONIQ, Woven Capital, NGP Capital, Samsung Next, Hexagon, and additional support from other new and existing investors. The capital will accelerate constellation deployment and manufacturing scale-up at the company's new Burlingame, California factory, demonstrating how U.S. commercial innovation can deliver secure, resilient navigation infrastructure worldwide.
Positioning the World for Progress
"GPS has been foundational to modern life, but it was designed for a different era," said Brian Manning, Co-founder and CEO of Xona. "Every 30 years brings a fundamental shift in ...
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