Amid the global AI boom, there are forecasts suggesting that the revival of memory exports in South Korea could potentially boost the first-quarter performance of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.According to Bloomberg Intelligence, a research institution under Bloomberg, Senior Analyst Masahiro Wak
Samsung Electronics’ Device Solutions (DS) Division executives have decided to freeze their salaries in response to the division’s deteriorating performance.The executives of the Samsung Electronics DS Division held an emergency executive meeting on Jan. 17 to reaffirm their commitment to swiftly en
SK hynix has established a dedicated organization named “AI Infrastructure” (AI Infra) to strengthen its competitiveness in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) business, a high-value product segment. The AI Infra organization is led by Vice President Kim Joo-sun, who previously headed the Global Sales &
Projections suggest that the shortage of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), crucial for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors, could persist for the next three years.According to industry reports on Oct. 30, market research firm TrendForce anticipates that HBM demand this year will increase by 58% c
Semiconductor equipment companies are accelerating their research and development (R&D) efforts in tandem with the commercialization of equipment for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) processes, which is a next-generation memory semiconductor.According to industry sources on Oct. 11, Hanmi Semiconductor r
Apple, which has already surpassed Samsung in sales and profitability, is poised to overtake Samsung for the first time in market share by shipments with the iPhone 15 series scheduled to be unveiled in September. This has presented a challenge for Samsung Electronics, which has been the undisputed
With a 100% user recommendation rate and a full score of 5.0 based on 214 reviews, Huawei was recognized a 2023 Customers' Choice in the Gartner Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Primary Storage for its OceanStor Dorado all-flash storage.As part of the evaluation process, Huawei OceanStor
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have reorganized themselves to respond to a slump in the semiconductor industry. They are seeking to break through the complex global crisis, in which sales are declining due to an economic downturn and the war for supremacy between the United States and China is acc
Major U.S. semiconductor equipment makers have recently suspended their business activities in China, raising expectations that they might relocate to South Korea.These companies are withdrawing from China because the U.S. Department of Commerce has virtually banned U.S. companies from exporting sem
Market research company IC Insights predicted that the global image sensor market will suffer negative growth this year.The image sensor market has enjoyed double-digit growth for years as its use in smartphones and automobiles has increased. But it is expected to record a negative growth rate for t
Intel announced on July 25 (local time) that it has forged a strategic partnership with MediaTek of Taiwan to manufacture semiconductors using advanced process technology from Intel Foundry Services (IFS). MediaTeck has become the first major customer of Intel, which declared its re-entry into the f
U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol stressed the importance of the two countries’ technology alliance all the way through their recent summit. In this regard, experts point out that South Korea needs to increase its investment in the AI chip industry, which is still in
Samsung Electronics had its presence felt by returning to the top spot in the global semiconductor market in three years in 2021. However, there is still a long way to go. The company aspires to become the No. 1 player in the system semiconductor sector by 2030. But it faces a formidable rival, TSMC
Market research firm Gartner said on April 17 that the global semiconductor market sales increased 26.3 percent to US$594.952 billion in 2021, when the global market share of the top 10 companies in the industry was 54.6 percent.According to it, Samsung Electronics topped the market with a share of
Samsung Electronics has established the Test & Package (TP) Center within the Global Manufacturing & Infrastructure Department of its DX Business Division.The Global Manufacturing & Infrastructure Department is an organization that is responsible for the whole infrastructure related to semiconductor
Market research firm Gartner said on Feb. 2 that IT manufacturers' semiconductor purchases totaled US$583,477 million (about 706.42 trillion won) in 2021, up 25.1 percent from a year ago.Apple took first place by purchasing US$68,269 million worth of semiconductors, an increase of 26.0 percent f
The United States has made clear its intention to reorganize the semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem around the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden and Intel CEO Pet Gelsinger announced on Jan. 21 (U.S. local time) that Intel will invest US$20 billion to build two semiconductor production plan
Samsung Electronics regained the top spot of the global semiconductor market last year on the back of sales growth of memory semiconductors amid the spread of COVID-19.Samsung Electronics beat Intel in terms of sales for the first time in three years, Gartner said on Jan. 20.In 2021, Samsung Electro
SK Telecom entered the AI semiconductor market by unveiling its own AI semiconductor, Sapeon X220, in November 2020. The company is now seeking to expand its AI semiconductor business. It will spin off its semiconductor business unit into Sapeon Korea in January 2022.SK Telecom said Sapeon X220 is 1
SK Hynix is seeking to expand its non-memory semiconductor business, with the focus on image sensors."I am confident that CMOS image sensors (CISs) will be a pillar of SK Hynix's growth along with DRAMs and NAND flashes," said Song Chang-rok, vice president of SK Hynix's CIS business, in an