LG 45GX950A UltraGear gaming monitor bags NRRA certification

Two weeks ago, LG unveiled a new-generation OLED gaming monitor from its UltraGear series – the 480Hz LG 27GX790A with DisplayPort 2.1, which also introduced the GX code in the naming nomenclature for the next model year. We discovered on NRRA’s website, that another LG UltraGear OLED gaming monitor has received certification, meaning that it will most likely debut during CES 2025 in the…

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Taiwan’s chip industry unfazed by Trump’s trade policy, says former TSMC chairman Mark Liu

On November 25, newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada and raising tariffs on Chinese products by 10%. The next day, November 26, speaking at the Wen-Yuan Pan Prize ceremony, former TSMC Chairman Mark Liu downplayed the potential impact on Taiwan, stating, “Taiwan primarily produces intermediate goods, so the effect will be minimal.”

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Samsung’s market risks, SK Hynix’s fab dependence: Diverging paths to decoupling from China

South Korean media report that SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have reduced their reliance on China over the past seven quarters. SK Hynix’s China revenue dropped from 30% to 24%, while Samsung’s equipment assets in China fell from 8% to under 5%, signaling ongoing decoupling efforts among South Korea’s semiconductor giants.

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