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Monday 3 June 2024
Samsung Foundry hopes to turn things around with 3nm; AMD's Lisa Su hints at possible partnership
The competition for advanced process orders between Samsung Electronics and TSMC has long been a point of attention in the industry.
Friday 31 May 2024
South Korea's chip stockpiles shrink at fastest pace in 10 years
South Korea's semiconductor inventories dwindled by the most since 2014, underscoring the pace at which demand is outstripping supply as customers rev up their purchases of devices...
Thursday 30 May 2024
Samsung's new chip chief seeks to rally troops after setbacks
The new head of Samsung Electronics Co.'s semiconductor division urged employees to work their way past challenges in the business, making his first remarks to staff after the surprise...
Thursday 30 May 2024
Samsung boosts workforce at Japan R&D lab to drive chips packaging innovations
Samsung Electronics has recently expanded its workforce deployment at its new packaging R&D base in Yokohama, Japan, to expedite construction and support the development of next-generation...
Thursday 30 May 2024
SDC, LGD simultaneously approved for iPhone 16 Pro OLED production
Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) have reportedly received mass production approval for Apple's iPhone 16 Pro OLED panels simultaneously. This development is anticipated...
Wednesday 29 May 2024
Samsung strengthens AI from three aspects: semiconductors, GenAI, home appliances
To establish its foothold amidst the AI wave, Samsung Electronics has been aggressively enhancing the competitiveness of its AI business through semiconductors, Generative AI, and...
Wednesday 29 May 2024
Semiconductor industry co-opetition between Taiwan and South Korea
The semiconductor industry is the lifeblood of South Korea, a country that heavily depends on its exports. In 2023, South Korea exported US$131 billion of semiconductors and imported...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Samsung eyes rolling out 1,000-layer 3D NAND by 2030 with new material
Samsung Electronics is keenly exploring "hafnia ferroelectrics" as a next-generation NAND flash material, with the hope that this new material will enable stacking over 1,000 layers...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Samsung reportedly achieves technical breakthrough, stacking 3D DRAM to 16 layers
Samsung Electronics has successfully stacked the next-gen 3D DRAM to 16 layers, twice as many as its competitor Micron.
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Former SK Hynix employee arrested on allegations of leaking memory technology to Huawei
South Korean media outlets Money Today and Yonhap News reported that the Industrial Technology Security Investigation Team of the South Gyeonggi Provincial Police...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Is Samsung close to winning 3nm orders from AMD?
Recently, analysis within South Korea's securities industry suggests that Samsung Electronics may secure orders for 3nm chips from AMD. Apart from factoring in TSMC's production capacity,...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
China, Japan, and South Korea aim to strengthen supply chains at trilateral summit, Samsung eyes expanded role in China
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently held a trilateral summit in South Korea to deepen economic, trade,...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
LGES retools its first North American plant amid soft EV demand
Battery maker LG Energy Solution will enhance its plant in Michigan to strengthen the facility's role as the mother factory in North America. The South Korean company is building...
Monday 27 May 2024
South Korean media analyze why Samsung's HBM fails to pass Nvidia certification test
Samsung Electronic's HBM3E failed to pass Nvidia's verification tests due to heating and power consumption concerns. Although Samsung declined to comment on specific customers, the...
Monday 27 May 2024
Are TSMC and SK Hynix on the same page regarding HBM4 collaboration?
SK Hynix and TSMC are collaborating on the development of the next generation of high bandwidth memory (HBM). Although it is widely believed that SK Hynix would entrust TSMC with...