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Intel pushes into foundry market, focus on Samsung response
Intel’s push into the contract chipmaking market is becoming visible through orders from big tech firms, with Tesla set to use Intel’s 14A process for AI chips and Google reportedly shifting part of TPU production. The move comes as TSMC capacity constraints have opened space for alternatives such as Samsung Electronics. Intel’s U.S. government backing and leadership hires add to competition for U.S. customer volumes, as Samsung prepares to outline its technology strategy at upcoming forums in Seoul.
Mobility
Slate switches to Gotion LFP battery from SK On NMC, keeps price and boosts range
U.S. electric vehicle startup Slate has switched the battery for its electric pickup truck due for release this year from a nickel-cobalt-manganese (NMC) chemistry to lithium iron phosphate (LFP), and changed its supplier from SK On to Gotion. The company plans to use LFP packs made at Gotion’s Illinois plant, citing cost and supply-chain considerations. Slate set the base price at $24,950 and said range rises to 205 miles, while peak output falls to 181 horsepower.
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Semiconductor talent war enters new phase amid bonus disputes
South Korea’s competition for semiconductor talent is shifting as disputes over bonus calculations and union strikes raise engineers’ willingness to leave. Firms are vying to absorb designers, while some experienced hires face early rejections and are pushed toward graduate recruitment. Industry talk includes efforts to curb poaching, narrowing direct job moves. The shortage is structural: demand is set to rise from 177,000 in 2021 to 304,000 in 2031, with training taking years.
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Former SK On chief Lee Suk-hee returns to Intel as foundry back-end chief
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ESS oversupply takes hold as output by South Korea\'s three battery makers this year more than doubles demand
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Bright Energy Partners says solar, BESS holdings surpass 1.3 GW
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SK On shifts to sole CEO Yong-wook Lee as Seok-hee Lee steps down
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Ecopro Innovation signs 4-year lithium hydroxide supply deal with global automaker
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Swappable vs integrated: Humanoid battery standards race intensifies
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K battery makers see end of chasm tunnel, profitability within reach in Q2
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Finance
Shinhan Bank signs productive finance pact with SK On to strengthen global business support
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Former SK executives to mentor social ventures in scale-up programme
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Korea\'s three battery makers set for first-quarter losses
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K-battery searches for turnaround card at InterBattery 2026
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K-batteries signal rebound on Europe security logic
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K-battery industry targets mass production of all-solid-state batteries key to humanoids
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SK On signs three-year long-term lithium contract with Posco
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K-battery big three look to ESS to offset EV losses