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Digital appliances are displayed for sale at a store in Seoul on June 1.

Semiconductor supercycle a boon for chipmakers, a bane for smartphone brands

Insatiable demand by the AI sector has driven up prices while hitting capacity for handhelds as phone makers get squeezed on both sides.

2026.10.15

Global chip stocks tumble as China's CXMT unveils next-generation DRAM plans

CXMT President Cao Kanyu said that the company made "key progress" on server memory products that use 4F² technology, a new cell-based architecture that boosts memory density.

2026.10.13

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Shipping containers are stacked at Pyeongtaek Port in Gyeonggi on Oct. 1.

IMF raises Korea's 2026 growth forecast to 3.3 percent on AI chip boom

The International Monetary Fund increased its projections for Korea by 0.7 percentage points compared to three months ago, outpacing the average rise of 0.4 points for other advanced economies.

2026.10.13

Exclusive: Over 3,000 Hong Kong investors enter Korean market as city ranks second-largest net buyer

About 3,500 Hong Kong retail investors entered Korea’s stock market through Hana Securities accounts, helping Hong Kong become the second-largest foreign net buyer of Korean equities this year.

2026.10.12

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SK chief vows to accelerate Honam chip cluster construction as semiconductor demand surges worldwide

Chey Tae-won said SK will move as quickly as possible on new fabs near Gwangju while infrastructure plans are finalized.

2026.10.9

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Planned U.S. chip tariffs to tie exemptions to local production, pressure Korea to invest more

Washington is expected to link tariff exemptions to U.S. production, pushing Korean chipmakers toward further U.S. investment.

2026.10.8

Bank of Korea's headquarters in central Seoul on Aug. 12, 2025

Corporations' excess funds hit record $50.1 billion in Q2 on robust chip exports

Net financial funds, or the value of financial assets minus financial liabilities, held by nonfinancial corporations totaled 67.1 trillion won ($50.1 billion) at the end of June, sharply up from 20.8 trillion won three months earlier.

2026.10.7

Semiconductor products manufactured by Samsung Electronics are on display at an exhibition held in Gyeonggi on July 8.

Global investment banks raise Korea's growth outlook on chip boom

The median growth forecast by major foreign institutions for 2026 was raised to 3.5 percent in September from 3.3 percent in August.

2026.10.7

OECD backs Korea’s chip-funded Future Fund

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) chief economist called Korea’s plan to invest semiconductor tax windfalls in long-term growth a wise policy choice.

2026.10.2

China linked to three quarters of Korea’s chip tech leaks, but prison terms remain short

A review of 20 years of court cases found that three-quarters of Korea’s semiconductor technology leaks were tied to China, with average prison terms under three years.

2026.10.1