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INTERVIEW Merck's chip material head vows to bolster investment in Korea

Anand Nambiar, executive vice president and head of the Semiconductor Material Solutions and Electronics Business at Merck, poses at the company's booth during the SEMICON Korea exhibition at COEX convention center in Seoul, Feb 2. Courtesy of Merck KoreaBy Baek Byung-yeulMerck has vowed to bolster its investments in Korea's semiconductor market even though the global chip industry has been struggling with weak demand, according to the head of the company's chip materials business. The executive said the Germany-based chip materials company forecasts more applications to require more semiconductors with the development of emerging technologies relying on the internet of things (IoT), 5G and artificial intelligence (AI).“Our customers, like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, have announced major capacity expansions over the next decade. These capacity expansions require more equipment and more materials, meaning the semiconductor industry continues to grow,” Anand Nambiar, executive vice president and head of the Semiconductor Material Solutions and Electronics Business at

Feb 8, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
[INTERVIEW] Merck's chip material head vows to bolster investment in Korea
Tech & Science

Samsung, LG to nurture commercial robots as next growth engine

A visitor tries out Samsung Electronics' GEMS Hip wearable robot during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in this January 2020 file photo. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics and LG Electronics are trying to capitalize on the growing commercial robot market as they plan to release new products and increase the applications of their robots. Industry officials and experts said Tuesday that their expansion into robotics has been facilitated by the development of artificial intelligence technology.LG has been expanding application cases of its CLOi service robots, providing its docent robot, delivery robot, lawn mowing robot and coffee brewing robot to various business-to-business (B2B) clients such as airports, shopping malls, schools and libraries in different countries including Korea, Japan and the United States.While LG focuses on service robots, Samsung looks to concentrate on healthcare robots such as a wearable robot that helps the wearer to walk. The tech giant has been working on developing robot products for years since it first

Feb 7, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung, LG to nurture commercial robots as next growth engine
Tech & Science

INTERVIEW 'Korea, US can create synergy in space industry': NASA ambassador

Paul Yun, a solar system ambassador of NASA, speaks in Houston about the U.S. space agency's candidate areas for the landing of humans on Mars by the late 2030s or early 2040s, in this 2015 file photo. Courtesy of NASASpace expert positively views Korea's Mars 2045 visionBy Baek Byung-yeulPresident Yoon Suk Yeol's ambitious vision to send a spacecraft to Mars by 2045 will be easier to achieve if Korea further strengthens cooperation with the United States, which has the world's leading space technology, according to an ambassador of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).“NASA values international cooperation with other countries including Korea. This is because the cooperation can create synergy and technologies from other countries can greatly help NASA as well, such as increasing the success rate of space exploration. Space exploration needs to proceed in a way that can benefit both countries, and the Danuri lunar orbiter is a great success story,” Paul Yun, NASA's solar system ambassador, told The Korea Times in a recent email interview.Yun, who

Feb 7, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
[INTERVIEW] 'Korea, US can create synergy in space industry': NASA ambassador
Tech & Science

IBM Korea vows to focus on hybrid cloud, AI

Won Sung-shik, country general manager of IBM Korea, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters on Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of IBM KoreaBy Baek Byung-yeulIBM successfully transformed its business structure from that of a hardware business in 2022 to software solution businesses such as hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). This trend will continue to intensify, according to the head of its Korean unit, Tuesday. “In 2022, software service and solution businesses grew to account for 70 percent of our revenue. We plan to continue our growth this year based on a transformed business portfolio,” Won Sung-shik, country general manager of IBM Korea said during a press conference in Seoul.IBM posted sales of $60.5 billion in 2022, up 6% from a year earlier. In particular, the sales of its hybrid cloud business increased by 11 percent to $22.4 billion, indicating that the company's business structure is now centered on software-related businesses.“Customers will be unfamiliar with the change in IBM's portfolio. About 70 percent of the re

Feb 7, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
IBM Korea vows to focus on hybrid cloud, AI
Tech & Science

Naver to roll out conversational AI service

Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon speaks during a press conference at the company's new office building in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, April 13, 2022. Courtesy of NaverInternet firm posts record sales of 8 tril. won in 2022 thanks to content exportsBy Baek Byung-yeulNaver will release a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service similar to ChatGPT within the first half of this year as part of the internet company's efforts to diversify its business portfolio, its CEO said, Friday. “We are preparing measures in response to new search trends such as generative AI. Our goal is to introduce Naver's own improved search service called SearchGPT within the first half of this year,” Naver CEO Choi Soo-yeon told investors during a conference call on fourth-quarter earnings results.She added, “We are confident that we can solve the weak points of generative AI, such as reliability, timeliness and overseas AI service inaccuracy issues caused by translating English-based models into Korean, by combining abundant user data with our technological capability.”ChatGPT is an e

Feb 3, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Naver to roll out conversational AI service
Tech & Science

SEMICON Korea defies chip industry downturn

Visitors fill the venue of the SEMICON Korea exhibition held at COEX convention center in Seoul, Friday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeul Industry officials, jobseekers flock to chip exhibition to see latest trendBy Baek Byung-yeulSEMICON Korea, an annual semiconductor exhibition, has proven that the industry has unlimited growth potential despite currently being overshadowed by its worst-ever slump, as many industry officials and jobseekers filled the exhibition hall on Friday, the last day of the three-day event.Hosted by SEMI, an industry association, the event had been held online since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this year's SEMICON Korea came as a full-scale offline event in Seoul, featuring around 450 companies from Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Europe and the United States.The exhibition, which took place on the first and third floors of the COEX convention center, was crowded with thousands of visitors starting early in the morning. Visitors wearing

Feb 3, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
SEMICON Korea defies chip industry downturn
Companies

HLB's anticancer drug wins approval in China

Researchers from HLB Group work in a lab. Courtesy of HLBBy Baek Byung-yeulHLB's anticancer drug Rivoceranib was approved to be used for first-line treatment for liver cancer in China, the Korean biotech company said Thursday. The company said China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the combination therapy of Rivoceranib and Camrelizumab, an anticancer drug of China's Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine, as a first-line treatment for liver cancer on Jan. 31.It has been about three years and nine months since the company launched the Phase 3 global clinical trials of Rivoceranib in April 2019.“As Rivoceranib was officially approved as the first-line treatment for liver cancer in China, we expect there will be good signals on the new drug applications (NDAs), which HLB is scheduled to proceed in the United States, Europe and Asia,” a company spokesman said.“The company already received an answer from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) that there is 'no problem' with the Rivoceranib-included combination's NDA process through pre-NDA before a

Feb 2, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
HLB's anticancer drug wins approval in China
Tech & Science

Samsung unveils new Galaxy S23 smartphone

Roh Tae-moon, president and head of MX Business at Samsung Electronics, poses with the company's Galaxy S23 smartphones during a press conference at Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, Thursday. Courtesy of Samsung ElectronicsS23 offers improved camera, gaming experiencesBy Baek Byung-yeulSamsung Electronics unveiled the Galaxy S23 smartphone, Thursday, which offers enhanced camera functions and game playing experiences, reflecting the tech giant's intention to boost its presence in the premium smartphone market.The company held the Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco to introduce this year's flagship smartphones. It said the Galaxy S23 is available in three different variants ― a 6.1-inch screen Galaxy S23, a 6.6-inch Galaxy S23 Plus and the 6.8-inch Galaxy S23 Ultra. The largest model comes with the S Pen stylus.“I can say that the Galaxy S23 series redefines the standard of premium smartphone performance and gives consumers confidence that it is the best Galaxy S series in both performance and quality,” Roh Tae-moon, president and head of MX Business at Samsung, sa

Feb 2, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Samsung unveils new Galaxy S23 smartphone
Companies

Mercedes-Benz introduces luxury electric SUV

Mercedes-Benz Korea vice presidents Johannes Schoen, left, and Lee Sang-kuk, third from right, pose with other officials and the German carmaker's EQS SUV during a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Seoul hotel, Wednesday. Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz KoreaBy Baek Byung-yeulMercedes-Benz has introduced its large-sized electric vehicle (EV), the EQS SUV with an aim to increase its presence in the luxury EV market here, the Korean subsidiary of the German carmaker said Wednesday.“EQS SUV is the first large-size electric SUV in the current electric vehicle market and also the most luxurious and the most powerful electric SUV that Mercedes-Benz has ever introduced,” Johannes Schoen, vice president of Mercedes-Benz Korea, said during a press conference in Seoul.“This means that the new EQS SUV is the one and only model in the current electric vehicle market without comparison from the exterior. The EQS SUV to the largest dimensions among the Mercedes EQ,” the vice president in charge of product, marketing and digital business of the Korean unit, added.Mercedes-Benz o

Feb 1, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Mercedes-Benz introduces luxury electric SUV
Companies

Meeting with WTCR champions

Drivers who won the World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) share their experiences in the racing sport with Hyundai Motor employees at the company's headquarters in Seoul, Wednesday. Hyundai Motor said it invited drivers and team officials who won the WTCR, including Mikel Azcona, a driver playing for BRC Hyundai N Squandra Corse and champion of the 2022 WTRC Driver's Championship, driving Hyundai's Elantra N TCR racing car; the 2019 champion Nobert Michelisz and the 2018 champion Gabriele Tarquini. Hyundai Motor said the talk was designed to celebrate Azcona's victory and the BRC Hyundai N Squandra Corse team's victory in the Team Championship last year to make Hyundai Motorsport a double WTCR title winner. Courtesy of Hyundai Motor 

Feb 1, 2023By Baek Byung-yeul
Meeting with WTCR champions
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