According to an industry source, BOE will likely be supplying the bulk, if not all, of the 6.1-inch OLED panels for the upcoming iPhone SE 4. Reportedly, Samsung dropped out of the race due to the low pricing Apple was offering for each panel. The report claims that a single 6.1-inch OLED unit costs around […]
Read MoreAccording to a new report from Reuters, Samsung Electronics will soon start using the same technology as SK Hynix does to manufacture HBM3 chips. Samsung uses the non-conductive film (NCF) method to stack layers of chips in high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. Reportedly, this method works well for chips with a lower number of layers […]
Read MoreGoogle announced that it will manufacture phones in India as part of the “Make in India” initiative, and it will start with the Pixel 8 series. Google will partner with international and domestic manufacturers to produce Pixel smartphones locally and expects the devices to start rolling off the lines in 2024. Both the Pixel 8 […]
Read MoreLX Semicon, a South Korean company specializing in designing semiconductors for displays, could soon offer a contract to Samsung Foundry to manufacture display driver integrated circuits (DDICs), report multiple publications in the country. The partnership between the two companies is said to strengthen the domestic chip fabrication ecosystem. A DDIC controls the core functions of LCD […]
Read MoreCanon has developed its own QD-OLED display technology, reports Nikkei Asia. If the news is indeed true, Canon has become the second company after Samsung Display to have developed this display technology. The latest report also puts Canon in a position to compete with Samsung Display, the only brand in the market at the moment […]
Read MoreApple’s mixed-reality headset will cost the company around $1,500 per unit to manufacture, according to a series of reports coming out of Asia (via XRDailyNews). The first report from Minsheng Electronics, providing a detailed breakdown of the cost of each component in the headset, showing a total cost of $1,400. Including shipping, the conservative estimate […]
Read MoreIn recent years, India has become one of Samsung’s main manufacturing hubs for smartphones and phone components. Now, Samsung is reportedly preparing to expand its production in India even more, as the country is launching a $2.1 billion plan to incentivize local production of more consumer devices. And according to reports, Apple has similar goals […]
Read MoreWith U.S. export restrictions on China mounting up, Samsung Electronics is turning its attention to India as a potential manufacturing hub for various products, from semiconductors to phones. The company has already manufactured numerous low-cost and mid-range phones in India. But the Korean tech giant may increase its reliance on its infrastructure across the Indian […]
Read MoreAfter heating and throttling issues surrounding Samsung-manufactured chips like the Snapdragon 888 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Qualcomm awarded the production of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 to TSMC. This was a big loss for Samsung’s foundry business, but it looks like the company will soon get a chance […]
Read MoreTSMC’s $12 billion chip plant currently under construction in Arizona will begin producing 4-nanometer chips as soon as it opens in 2024 thanks to urging from Apple and other companies, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The plant had originally been planned to start with production of 5-nanometer chips, but with Apple and other companies increasingly […]
Read MoreSamsung Foundry, the world’s second-biggest semiconductor chip manufacturing firm, announced during the Samsung Foundry Forum 2022 event that it would keep improving semiconductor chips to be smaller, faster, and more power efficient. To that end, the company announced its plans to manufacture 2nm and 1.4nm chips. Samsung’s second and third-generation 3nm GAA chips feature smaller transistor […]
Read MoreApple will manufacture some of its iPhone 14 models in India in a bid to diversify its smartphone production from China. The news comes from a new Bloomberg report which also details Apple’s plans to ramp up production with contract manufacturer Foxconn at its assembly plant near Chennai. Foxconn will not be able to start […]
Read MoreTSMC published its roadmap, and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo spotted that this year the Taiwanese company will stick to 5nm process technology. This comes as an indication the new A16 Bionic chip for this year’s iPhones will be manufactured on the same fab process as the A15, bringing minor improvements. The aligns well with rumors that […]
Read MoreNow that Samsung has finally ended its decade-long grouse with OLED smart TVs, demand for OLED panels has shot through the roof. The company had to look at several avenues, including Chinese OEMs and arch-rival LG for them. Samsung Display is doing its part by constantly expanding its OLED production numbers, according to a report […]
Read MoreSamsung is reportedly planning to locally manufacture 4G and 5G gear in India. According to DIGITIMES Asia, the Korean telecom gear manufacturer is in talks with Indian telecom giants Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio to indigenously produce 4G and 5G products. Furthermore, Samsung has also made its intentions clear to the DoT (Department of Telecommunications) […]
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