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![The Other Half of ‘Chip 4’: Japan and South Korea’s Different Paths to De-risking The Other Half of ‘Chip 4’: Japan and South Korea’s Different Paths to De-risking](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-08-202337.jpg)
The Other Half of ‘Chip 4’: Japan and South Korea’s Different Paths to De-risking
By Charles Mok
As Japan's semiconductor revival is firing on all cylinders, South Korea must move past its dependence on China to find its groove again.
![Samsung Reports a 10-fold Increase in Profit as AI Drives Rebound in Memory Chip Markets Samsung Reports a 10-fold Increase in Profit as AI Drives Rebound in Memory Chip Markets](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-30-173051.jpg)
Samsung Reports a 10-fold Increase in Profit as AI Drives Rebound in Memory Chip Markets
By Associated Press
Samsung projected the memory chip market to remain strong in the coming months, driven by the expansion of generative AI technologies.
![China’s Ban of Micron Puts South Korea in the Worst of Both Worlds China’s Ban of Micron Puts South Korea in the Worst of Both Worlds](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-02-163218.jpg)
China’s Ban of Micron Puts South Korea in the Worst of Both Worlds
By Troy Stangarone
South Korean firms are China’s main alternatives to Micron, dragging Seoul farther into the China-U.S. semiconductor dispute.
![With Chips on the Brain, Netherlands Seeks an Ally in South Korea With Chips on the Brain, Netherlands Seeks an Ally in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-01-06-161032.jpg)
With Chips on the Brain, Netherlands Seeks an Ally in South Korea
By Friso Stevens
Both the Netherlands and South Korea are crucial players in the semiconductor industry – and neither wants to be caught in the China-U.S. crossfire.
![East Asian Firms Are Critical to America’s Semiconductor Success East Asian Firms Are Critical to America’s Semiconductor Success](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-13-10.jpg)
East Asian Firms Are Critical to America’s Semiconductor Success
By Kuancheng Huang, Chien-Huei Wu, and Nai-Yu Chen
Cutting foreign partners out of the CHIPS for America Act would be catastrophic for the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem.
![Samsung Presents Green Image Abroad But Remains a Climate Villain at Home Samsung Presents Green Image Abroad But Remains a Climate Villain at Home](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-28-6.jpg)
Samsung Presents Green Image Abroad But Remains a Climate Villain at Home
By Daul Jang
Green pledges overseas are of little use when more than 70 percent of Samsung’s total electricity consumption occurs in South Korea, fueled primarily by coal and gas.
![Despite COVID-19, Vietnam’s Electronics Industry Has Room to Grow Despite COVID-19, Vietnam’s Electronics Industry Has Room to Grow](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-20-1.jpg)
Despite COVID-19, Vietnam’s Electronics Industry Has Room to Grow
By Thoi Nguyen
The current slump should not disguise the fact that the trend lines are all pointing in the right direction.
![South Korea to Release Samsung Scion on Parole South Korea to Release Samsung Scion on Parole](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-28-6.jpg)
South Korea to Release Samsung Scion on Parole
By Kim Tong-hyung
Lee Jae-yong, who has been imprisoned since January, runs the Samsung group.
![TSMC and Samsung: Semiconductor Chip Shortage TSMC and Samsung: Semiconductor Chip Shortage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-pcb-2655766_1280.jpg)
TSMC and Samsung: Semiconductor Chip Shortage
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from David Yoffie.
![Facing $11B Tax Bill, Samsung Heirs Donate Massive Art Trove Facing $11B Tax Bill, Samsung Heirs Donate Massive Art Trove](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-28-6.jpg)
Facing $11B Tax Bill, Samsung Heirs Donate Massive Art Trove
By Kim Tong-hyung
The family plans to donate 23,000 art pieces from Lee's personal collection to two state-run museums.
![South Korea’s Electronics Giant Lee Kun-hee, Chair of Samsung, Dies at 78 South Korea’s Electronics Giant Lee Kun-hee, Chair of Samsung, Dies at 78](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-26-6.jpg)
South Korea’s Electronics Giant Lee Kun-hee, Chair of Samsung, Dies at 78
By Mitch Shin
Two different – and contrasting – reviews of the electronics icon’s leadership have emerged since the announcement of Lee’s passing.
![South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-south-korea-1151149_1280.jpg)
South Korea’s Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Ex-President Park and Samsung Heir
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
The trials will revisit the corruption scandal that saw Park ousted from office.
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