TSMC and SK Hynix team up to defeat Samsung in next-gen memory chips

Two of Samsung’s top rivals have joined forces to make it difficult for the company to establish its dominance in the next-generation memory chip market. TSMC, which leads the foundry market that Samsung is working so hard to capture, and SK Hynix, a cross-town rival that has taken the lead in high-bandwidth memory solutions, have […]

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PCB01, SK Hynix promet un débit de 14 Go/s !

SK hynix a dévoilé sa dernière gamme de SSD M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4, les PCB01. Les présentations se sont déroulées lors de la GTC 2024 alias la GPU Technology Conference. Le PCB01 est un SSD PCIe de cinquième génération. Son développement a été achevé au premier trimestre tandis que deux versions seront lancées d’ici la […]

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Galaxy S25 processor and RAM could be faster than iPhone 16 Pro

For the first time in years, Samsung’s flagship smartphone could be faster than the competing iPhone. If some reports are to be believed, the Galaxy S25, expected to be released early next year, could have a faster processor and RAM than the iPhone 16 Pro. Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and LPDDR6 DRAM could make Galaxy […]

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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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SK hynix Lance la LPDDR5T, la Mémoire Mobile gagne en vitesse et capacité

Mémoire LPDDR5 alias la Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo SK hynix annonce les premières livraisons de packages de 16 Go de sa mémoire Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo alias la LPDDR5T. Selon le constructeur il s’agit actuellement de la DRAM mobile la plus rapide de monde. En effet cette LPDDR5T est capable […]

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Samsung to continue production cuts to narrow chip losses

According to the latest report, Samsung is all set to continue with its production cuts to narrow down chip losses in Q3 2023. The world’s largest chip maker started slashing its chip production earlier this year in the same move as its peers, SK Hynix Inc. and Micron Technology, to overcome the supply shortage. Analyst […]

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The US CHIPS Act could benefit Samsung’s semiconductor situation

Last month, we reported how Samsung is looking for a way around the restrictions imposed by the US on China. Besides Samsung, SK Hynix, another major semiconductor player from South Korea, is also weighing its options between the US and China amidst the dispute. The latest report by Taiwanese market research firm TrendForce suggests that […]

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Weak semiconductor chip demand to affect Samsung’s Q1 earnings

According to forecasts compiled by Yonhap Infomax, major South Korean chip manufacturing firms won’t be earning much in Q1 2023. Samsung, along with SK Hynix and others, are projected to have grim earnings in Q1 2023, all because of sluggish global chip demands. Samsung Foundry is projected to have an operating profit of KRW 720 […]

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Samsung and SK Hynix looking for a way around the US-China chip dispute

The increased restrictions by the US on China and the policies enforced by the US government on China have put two of the top South Korean memory chipmakers—Samsung and SK Hynix—in a tough spot. The leaders of both memory chip firms are expected to visit the US next month. According to a report by BusinessKorea, Samsung Electronics Chairman […]

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The US semiconductor export ban on China likely to affect Samsung

The Joe Biden administration in the US is increasing its restrictions on the Chinese semiconductor sector. This move apparently has triggered the worst fears in the minds of South Korean memory chipmakers—Samsung and SK Hynix—that the US government would cripple their China-based manufacturing businesses in its effort to halt China’s rise. As per new reports […]

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SoftBank CEO wants a strategic alliance between Samsung and ARM

We recently reported that although Samsung and SK Hynix were among the front runners in the acquisition of the UK-based chip designer ARM, Samsung may back out of this race because of antitrust issues and the increased acquisition price. The latest report now suggests that SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking a strategic alliance between SoftBank-owned […]

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Samsung’s acquisition of ARM highly unlikely because of antitrust issues

The latest report by BusinessKorea suggests that Samsung won’t be interested in the race to acquire ARM for multiple reasons. Apparently, Nvidia failed to acquire ARM, and it was touted that Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Qualcomm, and Intel would be next in line to complete the UK chip designer’s acquisition. While ARM’s scope of business is […]

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Samsung beats Intel in the semiconductor market for the first time in years

Last year, after lagging behind Intel for a few years, Samsung’s semiconductor business finally recorded higher revenues than its US rival. Samsung’s semiconductor revenues overtook Intel’s for the first time since 2018. The Korean tech giant had a 12.3% semiconductor market share and recorded $73.1 billion in revenue in 2021 (via Gartner). Intel dropped to […]

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