Telecommunications & Media

Netflix wins South Korea corporate tax suit, 68.7 billion won of 76.2 billion won cancelled

Netflix\'s South Korean unit effectively won a corporate tax lawsuit against tax authorities after a court ruled payments to its Dutch unit were compensation for services rather than copyright royalties. The Seoul Administrative Court ordered the cancellation of 68.7 billion won of the 76.2 billion won assessed. The case stemmed from a 2021 tax audit. Netflix had sought full cancellation of the remaining assessed tax in a suit filed in November 2023.

Industry

Design houses move from outsourced chip design to AI chip architecture

Design house (DSP) companies that once focused on outsourced semiconductor design are expanding in both contract pricing and funding scale as AI chip mass production becomes harder with foundry steps alone after 2-nanometre nodes. With physical limits nearing, 2.5D and 3D stacking and chiplets are becoming key, making advanced packaging and interconnect new battlegrounds. Firms are shifting toward integrated design platforms and infrastructure architecture partnerships, alongside rising high-value project shares and larger financings.