AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoChip Manufacturing: Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are upgrading China plants to make NAND chips with more than 200 layers, targeting demand from AI while navigating U.S. export controls. Samsung Electro-Mechanics also announced a partnership with Nvidia on substrates for AI chips. AI in Factories: South Korean startup Genon’s vision system passed Nike’s production validation, detecting shoe defects with up to 99.7% accuracy; deployment is planned from 2027. Automotive Chips: Hyundai is accelerating semiconductor localization, with Hyundai Mobis targeting its first domestically developed automotive chips by 2029. Satellite Technology: South Korea’s Meissa will work with Remondo on AI-enabled satellite operations and Earth-observation processing. Storage Innovation: Seoul-based FADU unveiled an SSD that handles file-system tasks inside the drive, aiming to reduce CPU workload in AI data systems.
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