OpenAI denies Samsung foundry deal for custom AI processors
A clarification follows Seoul executive remarks on joint chip work, keeping TSMC as primary fabricator while preserving Samsung…
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Every EAB briefing filed under the Economic Security policy tag, newest first. 458 briefings.
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TSMC Reaffirms 2028 Target for 1.4nm Chips at Taichung Fab
Taiwan's park authority moves Fab 25 completion to April 2027, but the foundry giant leaves its commercial A14 manufacturing…
Hyundai, LG Energy launch used battery storage pilot for EVs
A five-company alliance will deploy 200-kilowatt-hour systems repurposed from E-GMP vehicles to buffer grid demand during peak…
BYD expands Blade batteries to industrial rail locomotives
FinDreams Battery and Changsha Fusheng will jointly adapt automotive lithium iron phosphate cells for shunting engines, targeting…
SK hynix and foundries advance hybrid bonding for AI silicon in 2027
TSMC tasks Asian suppliers with developing five-micrometer microbumps while Samsung and SK hynix prepare direct copper…
KOGAS Plans LNG Carrier Tender to Test Domestic Tank Design
The planned 174,000-cubic-meter vessel would test KC-2 cargo containment systems on deep-sea routes to curb 20 billion won…
HD Hyundai Heavy commits 1.07 trillion won to power engines
The South Korean shipbuilder will construct a 3-gigawatt onshore engine plant and an SMR component line in Ulsan to supply…
US Navy inspects Hanwha Philly Shipyard, workforce now 2,500Members
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao inspected Hanwha Philly Shipyard on Sept.
Fanuc and Google launch AI welding robot to read blueprints
The system eliminates manual teaching by turning 2D and 3D schematics into robot motion, with commercial shipments planned for…
TSMC widens High-NA EUV alliance to build 12-inch photomasks by 2031
The foundry expanded supplier partnerships on Sept. 10 to establish larger reticle formats with ASML, targeting a 40% scanner…
Doosan Robotics targets 2028 humanoid trials on factory lines
The South Korean cobot builder aims to deploy worker-mimicking humanoid prototypes in 2028, combining proprietary torque sensors…
HMM confirms no new tanker order with HD Hyundai on Sept. 9Members
The South Korean ocean carrier continues to await four MR tankers ordered in 2024 for $104 million, while directing fresh capital…
Honda invests in Niron Magnetics for rare-earth-free magnets
The Japanese automaker joined US venture backers to scale iron nitride production in Minnesota, aiming to insulate its electric…
Kioxia Rejects SK hynix Flash Alliance to Guard SanDisk Ties
Chief Executive Hiroo Ota ruled out three-way manufacturing talks, citing antitrust barriers and an existing $31 billion…
Panasonic Energy unveils 150 C solid-state prismatic battery
Sample shipments of the heat-resistant cells begin by December, targeting factory machinery and automotive sensors to cut cooling…
Korea and France sign nuclear fuel and strategic tech pact
The bilateral agreements secure Western uranium enrichment for Korean reactors, establish high-level civil nuclear talks and back…
CATL tops 15 Chinese automakers combined in first-half profitsMembers
The battery giant posted 43.28 billion yuan in interim net profit, more than double the combined earnings of 15 domestic vehicle…
Samsung SDS develops robot orchestration platform for 2027
The IT services unit formed the Team REX alliance with 10 hardware makers to automate 1,000 internal lines and link legacy…
HD Hyundai widens Philippine naval pact at Subic shipyard
The South Korean shipbuilder discussed maintenance operations and follow-on frigate orders in Seoul, using its Subic yard after…
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding builds five patrol ships for Manila in loan pact
Funded by a 64.38 billion yen JICA loan, the 97-meter vessels will expand Manila's offshore fleet to seven large hulls as Beijing…
BYD tests Ti7 in Canada with second-generation Blade battery
A leaked evaluation sheet shows an all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid setup that the Shenzhen automaker has not deployed in its…
US warns Ford over Chinese battery ties with CATL and Geely
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited Marshall factory licensing and European joint ventures in an official letter as Ford…
FANUC America links factory robots to Palladyne AI platform
The partnership integrates the Palladyne IQ platform into industrial manipulators to give production lines closed-loop autonomy…
Samsung opens Yokohama chip packaging lab to rival TSMC lead
The $280 million research site secures Japanese state subsidies to integrate domestic materials suppliers into Samsung's backend…