SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top two chipmakers — Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc. — are coming up with ways to ensure work-life balance for employees. During a recent meeting with female employees, Samsung Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee announced that the company will introduce a reboarding program for employees returning [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Investor sentiment has been unduly negative toward Samsung Electronics in light of the company’s strong performance and solid earnings forecast, a chief analyst at a local research firm has said. “I think investor worries are excessive. Limited supply will shore up memory chip prices in the coming months,” Greg [...]
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 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has reached a tentative deal to provide a high-end LED signage system to Inspire Entertainment Resort, an integrated resort under development by U.S. casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), set to open next year in Incheon, 40 kilometers west of Seoul. Samsung [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The New York Mets, a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, unveiled plans to renovate their ballpark on Tuesday (local time), with Samsung Electronics Co. playing a key role. As part of the team’s Samsung Tech Summit event at Citi Field in New York, officials briefed the public about the [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung’s de facto leader Lee Jae-yong discussed ways to boost cooperation in the semiconductor industry with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the company said Wednesday. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee, who is currently on a business trip in Europe, met with Rutte at his office in the Hague, the [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A foreign YouTuber revealed test results of folding Samsung Electronics Co.’s foldable smartphone Galaxy Z Flip3 thousands of times under harsh conditions. Polish tech YouTuber ‘Mrkeybrd’ carried out a test in which a Galaxy Z Flip3 was folded and opened thousands of times on a live broadcast last week. [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to move around 300 workers from its display business’ liquid crystal display (LCD) division to the company’s semiconductor unit, sources said Tuesday. The plan comes after Samsung Display, a unit of the tech giant, stopped producing LCD panels for TVs this month due to falling [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s leading tech firm, was the world’s 22nd-largest company in terms of market capitalization, down seven notches from a year earlier, data showed Sunday. According to the list of the global top 100 companies released by London-based accounting company PwC, the tech giant was the [...]