SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. remained in second place in the global smartphone image sensor market in the first half of the year, a report showed Tuesday, although its share declined from a year earlier. Samsung captured a 25 percent revenue share in the first six months of the year, down [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to report strong third-quarter earnings on the back of its semiconductor business and a weak won, analysts said Monday. The South Korean tech giant was projected to log 16.3 trillion-won (US$13.8 billion) in operating profit for the July-September period, up 31.9 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Steel Co. said Monday they have developed a new technology that can reuse wastewater sludge created during the chip manufacturing process as a supplementary material in steelmaking. The two firms joined hands to develop a recycling technology utilizing calcium fluoride in semiconductor wastewater sludge [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is reinforcing its supply chain in Asia to meet increased demand of its products amid the pandemic, industry insiders said Friday, as the South Korean tech giant eyes to build more plants and expand its workforce. Samsung is currently building a TV manufacturing plant in Karachi, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea’s leading tech firm, unveiled a series of YouTube videos to introduce domestic semiconductor plants as well as to offer a full glimpse of the process of producing and distribution chips. Mainly targeting the “MZ generation,” a Korean term referring to millennials and Generation Z, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday its technology conference will take place online for the first time next month amid the pandemic. The South Korean tech giant said it decided to hold the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) on Oct. 26. The event was canceled last year due to COVID-19 concerns. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has signed a partnership with the Louvre, the renowned art museum in Paris, to expand its art subscription service on TV amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. Under the deal, those who own Samsung’s Frame TV can now see some 40 famous art pieces [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s share in the premium smartphone market declined in the second quarter of the year as Apple Inc. solidified its leadership. The South Korean tech giant logged a share of 17 percent in the premium market, where models priced US$400 or above, in the April-June period, down [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday a study showed Galaxy Watch’s blood pressure monitoring could help Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients as the company emphasizes health and fitness features of its smartwatches. Citing a study conducted by researchers at Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, the tech giant said blood pressure monitoring [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday released a new monitor suitable for video meetings as the tech giant aims to expand its presence amid the pandemic-driven stay-at-home trend. Samsung’s new monitor, S40VA, comes with a pop-up webcam and microphone on the top of its display. It allows consumers to use [...]