S. Korea asks US to give more leeway on chip expansion in China

South Korea has asked the United States to reconsider details of the guardrail provision of its CHIPS Act, to ease the regulations limiting Korean chipmakers from expanding their production capacity in China. In the comment unveiled by the US Federal Register on Tuesday, the Korean government has requested the US Commerce Department to review and clarify the guardrail provision, which limits the beneficiaries of its semiconductor boost program from expanding their production capacity in China an

May 24, 2023

[Herald Interview] DB Robotics ready for commercial success: CEO

Amid burgeoning demand for human assistant robots, DB Robotics, a first-generation robot developer in South Korea, is receiving renewed attention for its extensive robot lineup that ranges from a gigantic deep-sea drill robot to a microsized robot traversing blood vessels. Based on some 60 patents, the 23-year-old company has thus far developed over 300 robots, mostly for public projects. And now it aims to take a big leap by debuting its robots for commercial success, according to DB Robotics C

May 24, 2023

S. Korea to launch homegrown space rocket with 8 satellites

South Korea was preparing Wednesday to launch its homegrown space rocket Nuri in a mission to put eight satellites into orbit. The 200-ton Nuri is set to blast off from the Naro Space Center in the country's southern coastal village of Goheung at around 6:24 p.m., according to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. In a meeting of Nuri's launch management committee Tuesday, the science ministry and KARI concluded Nuri's final technical inspection proceeded wi

May 24, 2023

W14tr pledged to boost parts industry for future mobility

The South Korean government and major carmakers will jointly invest more than 14.3 trillion won ($10.9 billion) to promote the transition of the conventional auto parts industry to gear up for a "speedy" and "flexible" transformation for future mobility, the Industry Ministry said Tuesday. In a roundtable meeting of private auto and automotive parts companies, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced a support measure under which the government and automakers will

May 23, 2023

ASM determined to expand investment in Korea: CEO

ASM, a global supplier of semiconductor wafer processing equipment, will break ground on its second headquarters in South Korea Wednesday, under expansion plans to boost research and production capacity of an advanced chip processing equipment solution it produces only in the country. Underscoring how South Korea already has the company’s third-biggest R&D and manufacturing facilities after the United States and Singapore, ASM President and CEO Benjamin Loh vowed to further invest to e

May 23, 2023

Samsung Health bets big on sleep-tracking

Samsung Electronics said Tuesday it is working on advanced sleep-tracking technology as it seeks to boost its burgeoning health solutions business on its smartwatches. “Launched in 2012, Samsung Health has become a global health solution used by 64 million users around the world every month,” said Samsung Electronics Vice President Hon Pak, who oversees the digital health team at the mobile business division, to reporters in Seoul. “Our goal is to help people manage their overa

May 23, 2023

Posco sweeps medals at Stainless Steel Awards

South Korean steel giant Posco said Tuesday it has won three medals for new stainless technologies at the Stainless Steel Industry Awards held by Worldstainless, a non-profit international association, earlier this month in Brussels. The company touted the latest feat as yet another recognition of its technical prowess following its gold medal win at the same awards last year. This year Posco was the only company to win all three medals -- gold, silver and bronze -- in the new stainless technolo

May 23, 2023

Nuri rocket set for 3rd launch

    South Korea’s homegrown Nuri rocket, also known as the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II, has begun the process to be positioned on a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, a day ahead of its third launch into space. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Nuri arrived at the launch pad an hour after it was transported from KARI’s assembly building at 7:20 a.m. The rocket was being prepared to

May 23, 2023

Celltrion's Remsima SC makes Brazil debut

Celltrion Healthcare, Celltrion’s overseas sales and marketing unit, announced Monday that the company has launched its Remsima SC in Brazil, the largest pharmaceutical market in South America. Remsima SC is Celltrion’s under-the-skin injection of infliximab biosimilar. In Brazil, the infliximab biosimilar received sales approval from the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency in November. Celltrion Healthcare will be in charge of direct sales of the infliximab biosimilar in Brazil thr

May 22, 2023

Samsung mulls moving launch date forward for upcoming foldable phones

Samsung Electronics is considering holding the upcoming unpacking event for its new foldable phones at home in Korea while advancing its launch schedule to earlier than usual, industry sources said Monday. Samsung usually holds two highly publicized launch events for its Galaxy smartphones in US cities every year: an event for its flagship Galaxy S phones in February and another for its Z foldable phones in August. But this year, Korean cities like Seoul and Busan are being discussed as potentia

May 22, 2023

Pressure mounts on Korean chipmakers as China restricts Micron chip sales

China is banning its key infrastructure firms from buying products made by US memory chipmaker Micron Technology for failing its security probe. The first such critical ban from the Chinese government comes amid its intensifying rivalry with Washington, and has prompted concerns for Korean chipmakers operating their key manufacturing facilities there. The Cyberspace Administration of China said Sunday the US chip manufacturer has failed its network security probe, that company's products po

May 22, 2023

Samsung-backed Rainbow Robotics seeks bigger footing in US

Rainbow Robotics, in which Samsung Electronics recently secured a total of 14.99 percent stake, is seeking to secure a footing in the US as it participates in this week’s US Automate, North America’s largest automation trade show. The company plans to showcase its five collaborative robots of the RB Series which offer approximately 50 percent less production cost than rivals as it uses its own parts such as actuator, encoder, brake and controller. During the networking event on the s

May 22, 2023

[Photo News] Passion for space

Hanwha Aerospace has unveiled its new uniform with two new emblems that show the Korean company's passion for space. The company said the emblems also represent hope for a successful result in Nuri rocket's upcoming launch set for Wednesday. The circular and shield-shaped emblems were created by Song Ja-in, a Korean designer who headed the costume designs for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

May 22, 2023

[Contribution] Korea embarks on journey towards model digital nation

By Kang Do-hyun Deputy minister of science and ICT Head of ICT policy office We have been running breathlessly. The past 30 years have flown by since the announcement of the High-speed Information Communication Network Construction Plan. As the internet spread and computers proliferated, under the motto, "Let's lead in informatization though we were late in industrialization," Korea created laws and systems suitable for the Information Age, such as the Framework Act on Informati

May 22, 2023

China says US chip maker Micron failed security review

BEIJING (AFP) -- China's cybersecurity watchdog said Sunday US chipmaker Micron Technology had failed a national security probe and urged all operators of critical information infrastructure to stop purchasing their products as Beijing tightens enforcement of national security and anti-espionage laws. Micron's products "have relatively serious potential network security issues, which pose a major security risk to China's critical information infrastructure supply chain and

May 21, 2023

[From the Scene] Huawei boosting digital security

SHENZHEN, China -- In June 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic was still rampant, Huawei Technologies opened its largest-ever cybersecurity and privacy protection center in the southern city of Dongguan. Located 40 kilometers away from the Shenzhen headquarters, the Ox Horn campus, a European-themed model village, stretches over a 1.8 square kilometer site that is split into 12 “towns” named after European cities. And the towns are linked by a 7.8-kilometer commuter tram to transport em

May 21, 2023

[From the scene] A glimpse at Huawei’s vision for 5.5G future

SHENZHEN, China -- Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies last week offered a group of Korean reporters a rare glimpse into its latest communication solutions, especially its vision for 5.5G network service, at its headquarters in Shenzhen, a northeastern city affectionately dubbed the “Silicon Valley of China.” At the headquarters entrance, a huge screen featured portraits of several Western scientists Isaac Newton and Thomas Edition. The sign read in Chinese: “Industry beco

May 21, 2023

Kioxia-Western Digital merger talks no immediate threat to Samsung, SK

As the world's No. 2 and No. 4 NAND flash suppliers of Japan and the United States are discussing a potential merger to achieve market prowess, eyes are on how the move will impact the current market leader Samsung Electronics. In a report last week, Reuters said Japan's Kioxia Holdings and the US' Western Digital -- ranked the world's second- and fourth- biggest memory chip makers, respectively -- are reportedly in talks for a merger, renewing their previous discussion from

May 21, 2023

S. Korean, US senior officials discuss AI, tech cooperation

Top officials of South Korea and the United States have discussed ways to bolster technology diplomacy in artificial intelligence and other areas, Seoul's foreign ministry said Friday. The director-general-level meeting, held in Seoul the previous day, was attended by Yun Hyun-soo, head of the ministry's bureau for climate change, energy, environment and scientific affairs, and Seth Center, the deputy envoy for critical and emerging technology of the US State Department. The two sides

May 19, 2023

[Lupus & KCR 2023] Lupus, a disease with 1,000 faces

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is often referred to as a disease with thousand faces, reflecting the wide spectrum of diverse clinical manifestations of the disease. It can be fatal with major organ involvement. Basically an autoimmune disease, the immune system that is supposed to protect you turns against SLE patients. While autoimmune diseases are usually organ-specific and usually involve one organ, SLE is typically non-organ specific and can attack any organ and thus can lead to many di

May 19, 2023