Samsung Remains No. 2 Chip Buyer in 2020

SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. remained the world’s second-largest chip buyer behind U.S. tech titan Apple Inc. last year, a report showed Wednesday, while manufacturers’ spending on semiconductors increased due to the pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy. Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone and TV maker, accounted for 8.1 percent of global semiconductor spending [...]