Samsung formally introduces Exynos 1480 with 53% faster AMD-based GPU

A few weeks ago, Samsung launched the Galaxy A55, featuring the Exynos 1480 processor. However, the company had not formally announced the name of the chipset. Samsung is changing that now and is formally announcing its newest mid-range Exynos chip. Let us take a look at what’s new with the Exynos 1480. Exynos 1480 is […]

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Samsung expects $100 million revenue from chip packaging business

Samsung Electronics held its 55th annual general shareholders meeting today at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The company revealed its strategy for this year and expects revenue of $100 from its chip packaging business. The company’s 55th annual general shareholders meeting was attended by general shareholders, institutional investors, and top-level management […]

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Samsung could get $6 billion grant from the US for chip plants

Samsung Electronics, one of the biggest chip-making firms worldwide, has grand plans to make advanced semiconductor chips in the US. To help with its plans, the US government had announced grants and tax sops. The South Korean firm is now close to getting a huge helping hand from the US government. A $6 billion grant […]

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Samsung isn’t selling old chip-making equipment fearing US sanctions

Samsung Foundry is among the world’s biggest semiconductor chip makers. It frequently upgrades to newer and more advanced chip-making equipment. Usually, the companies making chips sell older equipment once they are phased out from their lineups, but Samsung and SK Hynix have stopped selling their older equipment, fearing backlash from the US. Older chip-making equipment […]

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Galaxy A55 is the final test that can prove Exynos is back

Samsung’s Exynos chip brand went through a rough patch after the Exynos 2200 SoC and the Galaxy S22 series were released. Even though the S22 flagship was later optimized, it suffered from a rocky start. Many blamed the Exynos 2200 solution, especially because the select Galaxy S22 models powered by Qualcomm chips were superior. That’s […]

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Galaxy S24 and Exynos 2400 may have secured Google Tensor G4 orders for Samsung Foundry

Semiconductor industry watchers say Samsung Foundry might be gaining momentum and securing more clients thanks to the positive reception of the Galaxy S24 and the Exynos 2400 chip. New reports reconfirm that Google might be one of those clients this year. Google is developing a new Tensor chip for the upcoming Pixel 9 series, which […]

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Samsung facing the heat from new contract chip manufacturers Intel and Rapidus

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn’t afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make […]

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Samsung facing the heat from new contract chip manufacturers Intel and Rapidus

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn’t afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make […]

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Samsung facing the heat from new contract chip manufacturers Intel and Rapidus

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn’t afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make […]

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Samsung’s new tech to make 2nm chips more powerful and efficient

According to a new report from Chosun Biz, Samsung Foundry is planning to integrate the Backside Power Delivery Network (BSPDN) technology in 2nm chips. In this technology, power lines are placed at the rear side of the wafer, which makes it easier to manufacture chips on smaller node sizes (especially node sizes smaller than 3nm) […]

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Samsung wins its first 2nm chip order from Japan’s PFN

Samsung Foundry has reportedly received an order from Japan’s Preferred Networks (PFN) to make 2nm AI chips. The South Korean firm failed to attract chip clients for its 3nm semiconductor chip fabrication process, and most big chip firms went with TSMC’s 3nm and 4nm processes. However, this seems like a small win for Samsung Foundry. […]

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Samsung and Arm collaborate on next-gen Cortex-X CPU cores

Samsung Foundry, Samsung Electronics’ division that fabricates semiconductor chips, has announced its collaboration with Arm (Arm Holdings PLC) for optimized fabrication of next-generation Cortex-X series CPU cores. This collaboration will improve the performance and power efficiency of CPU cores using Arm’s latest Cortex-X series designs and fabricated using Samsung Foundry’s GAA process. Arm and Samsung […]

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Samsung’s laser-focused on beating TSMC in advanced chipmaking

Taiwan-based TSMC is the leading contract chip manufacturer in the world. It takes up a major chunk of the very lucrative chipmaking market. Samsung has been trying hard to catch up to its rival but has been finding it difficult, particularly with TSMC’s lead on the 3nm process. Samsung is now laser-focused on beating TSMC […]

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Some Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chips rumored to be made by Samsung

Ever since Qualcomm abandoned Samsung Foundry for TSMC after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 fiasco, the company hasn’t looked back. Three of its next-generation chips—Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3—are made by TSMC. However, the company might come back to Samsung Foundry if rumors are to be believed. […]

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Samsung may have received order from Qualcomm to make prototype 2nm chip

Samsung Electronics and TSMC are competing to get clients for their 2nm chip fabrication processes. While Samsung didn’t get clients other than its own System LSI business for its 3nm process, it is hoping to compete with TSMC in a better way with its 2nm process, and it may have received a potential client in […]

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Samsung wants to keep 2nm chip production to its home country

Samsung and TSMC are expanding their chip production facilities to other countries, like Japan and the USA, but they want to keep the most cutting-edge chip fabrication technologies in their home countries. While Samsung and TSMC plan to make 4nm chips in the US, they are keeping 2nm chip production in South Korea and Taiwan, […]

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Samsung wants to keep 2nm chip production to its home country

Samsung and TSMC are expanding their chip production facilities to other countries, like Japan and the USA, but they want to keep the most cutting-edge chip fabrication technologies in their home countries. While Samsung and TSMC plan to make 4nm chips in the US, they are keeping 2nm chip production in South Korea and Taiwan, […]

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Samsung’s profit drops 34.4% in Q4 2023 due to slow semiconductor chip sales

After posting its earnings estimates for Q4 2023 a few weeks ago, Samsung has now published its final earnings for the fourth quarter of last year. While the company’s condition has improved slightly compared to the earlier quarters, it is far from the glory days that it saw after the COVID-19 pandemic. Samsung’s revenue and […]

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Samsung is no longer the world’s biggest semiconductor chip maker

Samsung is no longer the world’s biggest semiconductor chip firm. According to the latest figures from Counterpoint Research, Samsung Electronics’ revenue from its semiconductor chip division dropped from $70.2 billion in 2022 to $43.4 billion in 2023. That’s a massive 38% drop year-on-year due to the market slump for memory chips and Samsung’s inability to […]

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to meet Samsung to make AI semiconductor chips

ChatGPT has been on everyone’s minds over the past year. It is a new-generation AI-based chatbot that can offer more detailed answers and can keep up with the conversation with the user. It was developed by the US-based firm OpenAI, and it is the most important company in the AI segment in the world right […]

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