An event that the South Korean government dubbed “the Korean version of the Consumer Electronics Show” kicked off Tuesday for its inaugural three-day run with the participation of 35 domestic IT companies, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, Naver Labs and a number of small and midsize enterprises. The event was conceived about 10 days ago by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups with the purpose o

Technology Jan. 29, 2019

LG Electronics announced Monday it is embarking on a research and development plan for the sixth generation of the telecommunications network beyond the upcoming fifth generation in order to lead the future market. LG opened a 6G research center within KAIST Institute, a research organization for technologies for the country’s economic development run by the Korea Advanced Institute of Technology in Daejeon Metropolitan City, which will be headed by Cho Dong-ho, professor of electrical engineeri

Technology Jan. 28, 2019

ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province -- The fifth generation of double data rate DRAM that SK hynix developed as the world’s first last year could be a more reliable solution for automotive memory not only because of its speed but also because of its ability to correct errors. The error correction code, known as ECC, self-detects and retrieves errors in data transfer, now embedded in the chip, said Kim Dong-kyun, research fellow for DRAM design at SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker. Such

Technology Jan. 27, 2019

Amid negative forecasts for memory chip prices and demand for the first half of the year, SK hynix, the second-largest memory provider, said Thursday it will slash capital expenditures on production facilities including equipment. During a conference call held after announcing its earnings results for the fourth quarter of 2018 and for the entire year, the company’s officials hinted at a significant reduction in total investment this year due to weakening macroeconomic conditions and a subsequen

Technology Jan. 24, 2019

Excitement is building ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2019 next month, when up-to-date technologies from leading phone makers are expected to change the way we use our smartphones.Ranging from flexible display screens and in-display fingerprint scanning to gesture control, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Huawei, Xiaomi, Sony and Motorola are planning to debut their new models ahead of the MWC 2019 that kicks off Feb. 25 in Barcelona, Spain. LG on Wednesday sent an invitation to global p

Technology Jan. 23, 2019

In less than a month, Samsung Electronics’ 10th anniversary Galaxy phones will be unwrapped with breakthrough camera technology ordered by the firm’s leader Lee Jae-yong, who has shown a specific interest in the camera features, according to industry sources on Tuesday. According to rumors from tech fans around the world, the upcoming Galaxy S10 series is expected to feature three rear cameras that deliver 12-megapixel, 16-megapixel and 13-megapixel resolution, respectively, and dual front-facin

Technology Jan. 22, 2019

SK hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chip provider, said Monday the company donated 3 billion won ($2.66 million) for welfare institutions in Gyeonggi and North Chungcheong provinces to support the vulnerable.The chipmaker’s employees and executives raised 1.5 billion won and the company offered another 1.5 billion won for a matching grant fund, dubbed “Happy Nanum Fund,” which is part of its corporate outreach. SK hynix has so far donated 19.5 billion won, benefiting around 32,000 elderl

Industry Jan. 21, 2019

Amid concerns about an anticipated slowdown in South Korea’s semiconductor exports this year, lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles are emerging as a new pillar that will prop up the export-driven economy, said industry officials Monday. According to forecasts by industry insiders and stock brokerages, the country’s three battery manufacturers -- LG Chem, Samsung SDI and SK Innovation -- last year won a total of around 110 trillion won ($97.6 billion) worth of orders for electric vehicle b

Technology Jan. 21, 2019

Amid rumors about whether LG Electronics intends to join the upcoming foldable smartphone competition, a source confirmed to The Korea Herald on Sunday that the company will showcase a foldable smartphone exclusively to its business-to-business customers at Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona next month. “LG will showcase the foldable smartphone under development to its VIP customers at a private booth to be set up the MWC,” said the source, who is familiar with the company’s mobile communic

Technology Jan. 20, 2019

Owners of the world’s two largest memory chipmakers -- Samsung’s Lee Jae-yong and SK Group’s Chey Tae-won -- boasted of their business confidence during a walk with President Moon Jae-in at Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday. The conglomerate chiefs were among eight business representatives that took a 25-minute walk around the Cheong Wa Dae garden after a more official business meeting.　 In response to Moon’s expression of concerns about a slowdown in the semiconductors market, Sa

Economy Jan. 15, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jackson Square is a neighborhood in San Francisco inhabited by companies brimming with ideas of integrating designs into new technologies born in Silicon Valley. At the center of this design-centric area is Samsung Design Innovation Center, which is responsible for the designs of Samsung Electronics’ new products and services. The center was relocated from nearby Palo Alto in Silicon Valley in 1994 to Los Angeles in 2008, then back up to San Francisco in 2012. Federico Casalegno

Technology Jan. 15, 2019

SILICON VALLEY, California -- Larry Heck is a renowned figure in Silicon Valley, spending 27 years working with the world’s leading tech moguls on bringing forward the era of artificial intelligence. After introducing AI services at Yahoo, Microsoft and Google, Heck joined Samsung in November 2017 to improve its fledgling AI platform Bixby, as the South Korean IT hardware manufacturer kick-started its drive for AI. “Despite the last five to seven years of progress, we are still very early in thi

Technology Jan. 14, 2019

Amid its strong drive for artificial intelligence, Samsung Electronics is preparing to open new AI research centers, likely in Switzerland and Germany, this year, in addition to seven existing centers across the continents, according to the company’s high-ranking officials on Monday. “Samsung will open additional AI centers this year to attract more AI experts, and the places under consideration include Switzerland and Germany,” a Samsung official told The Korea Herald. The comment was made in r

Technology Jan. 14, 2019

-- 바르셀로나 MWC 2019 행사 보다 일주일 앞서 공개 -- 폴더블폰 공개 시점 여전히 조율중... 강력한 유저 콘텐츠 개발 고민중 삼성전자가 내달 중순 미국 샌프란시스코에서 플래그십 스마트폰 갤럭시S10 시리즈를 공개한다. 9일(현지시간) 업계에 따르면 삼성은 올해로 10주년을 맞은 주력폰 갤럭시S10과 S10+ 등의 신제품을 혁신의 상징인 실리콘밸리가 위치한 샌프란시스코에서 공개하기로 결정했다. 앞서 갤럭시S10 시리즈는 2월말 스페인 바르셀로나에서 열리는 모바일월드콩그레스(Mobile World Congress)에서 공개될 것이라는 전망이 많았다. 삼성전자 고동진 사장이 작년 2월 스페인 바르셀로나에서 삼성 갤럭시폰 S9과 S9+를 소개하고 있다. (사진=삼성전자)실제로 지난해까지 상반기 전략폰인 갤럭시S 시리즈와 하반기 주력폰 갤럭시노트 언팩(Unpacked) 행사는 스페인 MWC나 독일 IFA와 같은 세계적인 전자제품 박람회가 열리는 유럽 지역과 뉴욕에서 각각 열렸다.

한국어판 Jan. 10, 2019

LAS VEGAS –- Samsung Electronics will hold the GalaxyS10 Series Unpacked event in San Francisco in mid-February, according to the industry Wednesday. Sources told The Korea Herald that the 10th edition of Galaxy S phones will be unveiled in the US city -- home to world’s most innovative tech firms –- one week ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2019 that kicks off in Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 28. Samsung was widely expected to announce the S10 series at MWC 2019 in Barcelona as it did for the pred

Technology Jan. 10, 2019