Korea Times K-Culture Reporter
Baek Byung-yeul is a journalist at The Korea Times focused on cultural content, including films and cultural events in South Korea. You can contact him at baekby@koreatimes.co.kr to share your insights.
Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced new gallium nitride-based (GaN) power semiconductor products with higher power density and improved power-converter efficiency compared to silicon-based products, aiming to lead the automotive and industrial power management semiconductor industry, the Korean unit of the U.S. chip company said Tuesday.
Samsung Electronics, Honor and possibly Apple are vying to compete in the blossoming smart ring market optimized for health care management, with Samsung recently unveiling its Galaxy Ring, Honor announcing plans for a new gadget and Apple filing several related patents, according to industry officials, Monday.
LG Display will raise a total of 1.2925 trillion won ($971 million) through a paid-in capital increase, adding that it will invest this capital in its OLED business to meet the growing demand for advanced display products, the company said Monday.
NCSOFT, Netmarble, NHN, Com2uS and other Korean companies are set to release new subculture genre games this year to make up for their recent slumps, the companies said Friday.
KT&G shareholders are expected to have a voting showdown over the appointment of the CEO nominee later this month as the largest shareholder opposes the nominee, saying the nominee was responsible for the firm's stagnant performance in recent years, industry officials and the company said Friday.
SK Telecom is expanding into the fast-growing AI data center market through partnerships with emerging tech companies Supermicro and Lambda, the mobile carrier said Thursday.
KT has forged a partnership with U.S. cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop generative AI and mobile services for business-to-business customers as part of its efforts to strengthen the AI sector, the mobile carrier said Thursday.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta, the U.S. tech giant behind leading social network services like Facebook and Instagram, held meetings with officials from Korean tech companies, Wednesday, to expand the extended reality (XR) ecosystem and foster cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI).
LX Hausys is seeking to expand its presence in North America, the world’s largest market for artificial marble, by showcasing its products at the region's premier kitchen and bath industry exhibition, the interior materials company said on Wednesday.
KT is looking to transform into what it calls an "AICT" company, combining its telecommunications capabilities with artificial intelligence (AI) and information and communications technology (ICT), to become a digital innovation partner for its customers, its CEO Kim Young-shub said at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Tuesday (local time).