While Samsung’s HBM4 shipments and SK Hynix’s packaging investments have dominated headlines, the regulatory framework that supports Korea’s semiconductor investment has undergone a significant expansion that has received less attention from international investors. The K-Chips Act, which provides tax credits of up to 25% for large enterprises and 35% for SMEs on qualifying semiconductor facility…
SK Hynix’s announcement on Tuesday of a 19 trillion won ($12.9 billion) investment in a new advanced chip packaging facility in Cheongju generated immediate reactions across the Asian semiconductor value chain. SK Hynix shares dipped approximately 2.5% on the session, a response that reflected near-term concern about the scale of capital expenditure relative to existing…
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has begun enforcing the latest round of semiconductor export control updates, which extend restrictions to additional categories of AI-capable chips, advanced packaging equipment, and semiconductor manufacturing software. The controls, first imposed in October 2022 and progressively tightened through 2024 and 2025, now cover a broader range…
