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Former Samsung Executives Face Arrest Warrants Over Alleged Tech Transfer to Chinese Company

Former Samsung Executives Face Arrest Warrants Over Alleged Tech Transfer to Chinese Company

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Prosecutors have formally requested arrest warrants for two former Samsung Electronics executives, alleging their involvement in transferring domestic semiconductor technology to a Chinese company.  On Wednesday, the Information Technology Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office filed an arrest warrant for a former Samsung Electronics executive, identified [...]

SK Hynix to Supply Its Latest Mobile DRAM Chip to Chinese Smartphone Maker

SK Hynix to Supply Its Latest Mobile DRAM Chip to Chinese Smartphone Maker

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean chipmaker SK hynix Inc. said Monday it has started supplying its latest mobile DRAM chip to Chinese smartphone maker Vivo. The 16-gigabyte packages of Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo (LPDDR5T), developed in January, will be installed in Vivo’s latest smartphone models, X100 and X100 Pro, [...]

Samsung Pushes Next-Gen DRAM with High Bandwidth Memory for AI Servers

Samsung Pushes Next-Gen DRAM with High Bandwidth Memory for AI Servers

SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. is pushing for the development and production of next-generation DRAM, including high bandwidth memory (HBM), which is essential for artificial intelligence (AI) server development. According to industry sources, the chip giant is currently shipping samples of 16GB and 12-layer 24GB HBM3, boasting the highest capacity and [...]

Samsung, SK hynix Address DRAM Price Drops with Renegotiations

Samsung, SK hynix Address DRAM Price Drops with Renegotiations

SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., the world’s two largest memory chip makers, have begun renegotiating with their primary clients as the average selling price (ASP) for DRAM approaches production cost. The two companies have set the price limit at US$1.40 and notified clients that the price cannot [...]

DRAM Prices Forecast to Drop 13-18 pct On-quarter in Q4

DRAM Prices Forecast to Drop 13-18 pct On-quarter in Q4

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — DRAM prices are estimated to post a quarterly decline of 13-18 percent in the fourth quarter, steeper than the previous quarter, a report said Friday, as consumer demand for electronic devices remains stagnant and macroeconomic conditions aggravated. Research firm TrendForce said rising inflation has significantly weakened the appetite for [...]

Samsung Develops ‘World’s Fastest’ Graphics DRAM

Samsung Develops ‘World’s Fastest’ Graphics DRAM

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 [...]