SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. suspended a factory expansion plan as global economic uncertainty is growing with red-hot inflation squeezing consumers’ buying power for electronic devices, sources said Tuesday. The world’s second-largest memory chip maker decided to hold off a capacity addition plan at its Cheongju campus during a board meeting [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean tech titan Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has developed a new graphics dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chip with a faster speed and improved power efficiency. The 24-gigabit Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) adopts third-generation, 10-nanometer technology and boasts a data processing speed that is over [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip maker, saw its DRAM sales fall in the first three months of the year for a second quarter on weaker prices and other negatives, but the company retained its top spot in the global market, data showed Tuesday. Samsung’s DRAM revenue [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Thursday that it will launch a program with its chipmaking affiliate SK hynix Inc. to share their practical knowledge and know-how in the areas of semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) with local universities. The two companies will establish an online [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. said Tuesday it has set up makeshift tents for workers in its chip fabrication factory in Wuxi, China, to prevent a potential citywide COVID-19 lockdown from disrupting its production. Eastern cities in China, including Wuxi, have recently reported an increasing number of coronavirus infections, raising fears [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has begun mass production of 3-nanometer semiconductors, stepping up its game in the most advanced chipmaking process node and beating its rival and foundry leader TSMC. The next-generation 3nm chips are built on Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology, which Samsung said will eventually allow area [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., a major electronics components maker in South Korea, said Thursday it will make an additional investment of 300 billion won (US$230 million) in its flip-chip-ball grid array (FC-BGA) business, aimed at expanding the production of its plants in Busan, Sejong and Vietnam. Prior to this, the [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to announce mass production of 3-nanometer semiconductors next week, sources said Wednesday, beating its foundry rival TSMC in advanced chipmaking process. The next-generation 3nm chips will be built on the Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology, which Samsung said will allow up to 45 percent area reduction [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of businesses struggling with a shortage of semiconductor technicians tend to be small and medium-sized companies that need graduates from high schools or two-year community colleges, rather than large conglomerates, a government survey showed Wednesday. A survey conducted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong discussed ways to boost cooperation in the semiconductor business with ASML CEO Peter Wennink, the company said Wednesday. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee, who is currently on a business trip in Europe, met with Wennink and CTO Martin van den Brink at the [...]