South Korea’s APEC CEO Summit to spotlight AI

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit will take place from October 28-31, 2025, in Gyeongju, South Korea, gathering about 1,700 global business and economic leaders including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AWS CEO Matt Garman. The event is expected to highlight both the geopolitical tensions between China and the US as well as place a strong focus on technology innovation, particularly artificial intelligence (AI).

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Samsung’s HBM4 logic die yield reportedly surpasses 90% ahead of Nvidia final tests

Samsung Electronics is preparing to enter the final quality testing phase for Nvidia’s sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4), as its foundry division ramps up wafer production of the logic dies. Industry sources cited by media outlets including Chosunbiz and G-enews report that Samsung Foundry’s 4nm process logic die yield has exceeded 90%, signaling readiness for mass production.

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Taiwan quantum industry takes shape as research teams advance component autonomy

Taiwan’s industry players are seizing every opportunity in the rapidly advancing field of quantum technology. According to the National Science and Technology Council’s (NSTC) quantum technology exhibit at the 2025 Future Tech Pavilion, a preliminary division of labor in the quantum computing industry has emerged, covering quantum chip design and fabrication to control modules and applications, with an increasing number of professors and students across Taiwan now taking part in related research projects.

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ASRock server unit ASRock Rack accelerates B200/B300 server shipments

ASRock Rack, the server motherboard and system development subsidiary of major motherboard manufacturer ASRock, is set to go public in November 2025. ASRock Rack chairman Lung-lun Hsu and president Wei-shi Sa have faced challenges including talent loss, restructuring, and operational downturns for more than a decade. In recent years, the company has finally capitalized on the artificial intelligence (AI) application boom, joining major supply chains and driving significant revenue growth, becoming a main source of growth for ASRock beyond PC motherboards and graphics cards.

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SK Hynix hits profit milestone that puts Samsung on notice

SK Hynix is on track to log its first-ever quarterly operating profit of KRW10 trillion (US$7 billion) in the third quarter of 2025, making it only the second South Korean firm after Samsung to hit that benchmark. Analysts foresee the memory upcycle lasting several years, fueling an intensifying race between the two Korean chip giants as they keep rewriting industry records.

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South Korea eyes Taiwan offshore wind bidding model to lower renewable energy PPA barriers

Advancing RE100 commitments has become a critical goal for the global tech industry, but South Korean companies face complex processes and steep costs in power purchase agreements (PPAs), pushing many toward simpler green premium schemes with limited carbon reductions. Industry and academia are now looking to Taiwan’s offshore wind auction strategy as a successful model that reduces corporate procurement pressure.

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