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No Plan to Cut Chip Production Despite Slowing Demand: Samsung Executive

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. is not considering a cut in production of its memory chips despite slowing demand amid concerns over a global economic recession, a senior executive has said. “There is no internal discussion (about a cut in memory chip production),” Han Jin-man, executive vice president and head of [...]

Ukraine Tensions Feared to Disrupt Chip Production

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A military confrontation between Russia and Ukraine could disrupt supply of raw materials, potentially exacerbating the ongoing global chip shortage, analysts said Thursday. Russia and Ukraine produce raw materials, such as neon, used in chipmaking processes, raising concerns that the escalating tension could disrupt the supply of key materials. [...]