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Monday 20 May 2024
Why Samsung and SK Hynix report rising inventories amid improving memory market
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reported a surprising increase in semiconductor inventories in the first quarter, even as the memory market improved. The companies attributed the...
Monday 20 May 2024
Synopsys and Samsung collaborate on 3nm GAA mobile SoC design for 2025 Galaxy smartphones
EDA giant Synopsys has completed the tape-out of a high-performance mobile SoC design using Samsung Electronics' 3nm GAA (Gate-All-Around) wafer foundry process. This chip is set...
Monday 20 May 2024
SK Hynix plans to shorten HBM4E development process by 1 year
With Generative AI driving the demand for high-bandwidth memory, the R&D efforts of memory giants have also picked up pace.
Monday 20 May 2024
Weekly news roundup: Chinese semiconductor companies rally in full force to boost Huawei chips
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of May 13 – May 17.
Monday 20 May 2024
Samsung establishes new organization aiming to increase value of refurbished devices
Samsung Electronics recently established the Galaxy Value Innovation team, preparing to venture into the refurbished smartphone market. The hope is to enhance the value of the Galaxy...
Friday 17 May 2024
Samsung unveils its top five customers for 1Q24
Samsung Electronics has released its business report, revealing changes in its top five clients for the first quarter of 2024. In the latest report, two US-based companies, Bestbuy...
Thursday 16 May 2024
Samsung reportedly ditches self-driving EV software to focus on robotic intelligence
Following reports of Apple's withdrawal from the development of self-driving electric vehicles, Samsung Electronics is reportedly discontinuing its preliminary research on software...
Thursday 16 May 2024
South Korean companies to walk tightrope between US tariffs, China's upcoming retaliation
The US announced 25% to 100% tariff hikes on China-made EVs, batteries, semiconductors and other goods. Although the move does not impact South Korean industries for now, companies...
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Memory giants fiercely vying for HBM3E orders from Nvidia and Broadcom
Major memory vendors Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology are fiercely competing to win orders for next-generation High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) chips from Nvidia and...
Wednesday 15 May 2024
AT&S to sell medtech PCB factory in South Korea
Advanced Technologies & Solutions (AT&S), an Austria-based PCB and IC substrate manufacturer, has announced plans to sell its plant in Ansan, South Korea, which largely services...
Tuesday 14 May 2024
In response to global chip war, South Korea intends to spend KRW10 trillion to fund semiconductors
The South Korean government is planning a comprehensive semiconductor investment support program, with a scale exceeding KRW10 trillion (US$7.304 billion). The aim is to strengthen...
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly have sold out 2025 HBM capacities
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recently disclosed the orders and development of their High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) products and have released optimistic comments for standard DRAM...
Tuesday 14 May 2024
SK Hynix promotes new NAND Flash solution, aiming to recreate HBM's success model
With the rise of AI, SK Hynix has successfully developed a new mobile NAND Flash solution called ZUFS (Zoned UFS) 4.0, targeting on-device AI applications.
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Samsung said to skip 300+ layers and directly target 400+ to reclaim 3D NAND leadership
With the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the NAND flash market is experiencing significant growth. This has reignited the competition between Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix...
Monday 13 May 2024
Semco accelerates glass substrate production, eyeing high demand in HPC and automotive applications
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is reportedly expediting the development of its semiconductor packaging-use Glass Core Substrate (GCS) business by advancing the construction of...