SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Sunday its second semiconductor fabrication plant in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, has started mass production of its latest mobile DRAM chip. Pyeongtaek Line 2 commenced mass production of the industry’s first 16-gigabit (Gb) Low Power Double Data Rate (LPDDR) mobile DRAM using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd. is considering shutting down its production line in the southeastern tip of the country due to oversupply, industry and company sources said Sunday. South Korea’s No. 1 electric vehicle battery maker said it has informed its workers of the plan to close down the line in [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chip maker, said Monday it will add a NAND flash production line in South Korea to further expand its presence in the sector. The company said it plans to start mass-production of the new line at its second chip fab, named P2, [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it will add a foundry production line in South Korea to expand its presence in the contract chipmaking sector dominated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Ltd. and reduce its heavy reliance on its memory chip business. Samsung said its new foundry manufacturing line using [...]