Korean article on China's memory chip progress. I posted about CXMT above, but YMTC portion also interesting
- YMTC holds 119 core patents in W2W (Wafer-to-Wafer) hybrid bonding technology
- Comparison: Samsung 83 patents, SK Hynix only 11 patents (as of 2023)
- YMTC commercialized its proprietary "Xtacking" architecture from 160-layer to latest 270-layer products
- Samsung had to sign a patent license agreement with YMTC to develop its next-gen V10 (430+ layer) triple-stack NAND
- This is a reversal — the Korean leader licensing from the Chinese upstart
Koreans also do not trust Chinese news in the Korean media because most of the media in Korea write it with anti-China. Along with the above news, they also posted anti-China news to stimulate Koreans. Repeatedly broadcast news that China is stealing Korean technology or Korean engineers. Don't trust Korean trash news 100% of the time.