Samsung advances LPDDR5X-PIM, signaling memory’s new role in AI computing
Artificial intelligence is shifting the center of gravity in semiconductors. For decades, processors defined performance. Now memory bandwidth, capacity and energy efficiency increasingly determine how much of a GPU’s power can actually be used.
Humanoid robots challenge South Korea’s safety and liability framework
While humanoid robot technology advances rapidly, South Korea is moving to establish regulatory clarity on safety, liability and verification standards ahead of industrial deployment. Legal experts in the country say significant gaps remain in current frameworks, particularly regarding safety and labor, prompting accelerated field validation to provide a clearer basis for future standard-setting.
Analysis: Singapore’s neutrality lures Chinese tech fleeing Western crackdowns
GF-Renesas pact: a new script for the U.S.-Japan friend-shoring playbook
GlobalFoundries Inc. and Renesas Electronics Corp. have unveiled a multi-billion-dollar expansion of their manufacturing alliance, a move that underscores the deepening “friend-shoring” of the semiconductor industry as Washington and Tokyo scramble to insulate critical silicon from geopolitical volatility.