As Samsung Electronics has considered changing the default search engine for Galaxy smartphones from Google to Microsoft (MS), a crack has appeared in a 12-year-long relationship between Samsung Electronics and Google. Under these circumstances, as the launch of Google’s first foldable smartphone is
With the Chinese government supervising Micron Technology, the U.S. government told Samsung Electronics and SK hynix via the South Korean government not to take the place of the U.S. company if the Chinese government bans the sale of its products in China.The news about the supervision came out earl
ArkData (CEO Ko Kwang-yeun), a company that specializes in integrated data replication solutions, released ‘Ark Connector Version 2.0' on the 25th of the month to enhance the utilization of the Kafka platform.This upgrade highlights Arkdata's unique technology, emphasizing its differentiated
Market research firm Counterpoint Research announced on April 23 that global extended reality (XR) device shipments are expected to increase from 11 million units to 105 million units from 2021 to 2025 and then reach one billion in 2030.When it comes to micro displays for use in XR devices, a close
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is finalizing the schedule to meet Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai during his visit to Silicon Valley during a business trip to the United States that will last until mid-May. It is analyzed for the purpose of envisioning Samsung’s future bus
Hyundai Engineering and SK ecoplant announced on April 20 that they will cooperate with USNC, a company specializing in micro-modular reactors (MMRs) in the United States, to start research and development for hydrogen production without carbon emissions.On the same day, the three companies signed a
On April 20, Dong-A ST announced the results of a preclinical study of its immuno-oncology drug candidate “DA-4505” at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2023 held in Orlando, Florida in the United States from April 14 to 19.At this meeting, Dong-A ST presented the anti-tumor effect
The author is an analyst of NH Investment & Securities. He can be reached at esshim@nhqv.com -- Ed.As a company specializing in microneedle RF skin care medical devices, ViOL should enjoy robust earnings growth going forward on: 1) increasing sales of high-margin consumables amid rising demand for c
A surge in AI server shipments is considerably fueling demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Under these situations, survey results showed that the HBM market share of Korean semiconductor companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reached 90 percent in 2022.Market research firm TrendForce
Taiwanese market research firm TrendForce said in its report that South Korea’s production share in the global DRAM market is expected to rise from 64 percent to 65 percent from this year to 2025. “According to the U.S. CHIPS Act, semiconductor manufacturers subsidized by the U.S. government cannot
DRAM and NAND flash spot prices are rebounding after Samsung Electronics’ recent production cut announcement. Still, an industrywide recovery is rather unlikely in the first half of this year.Market research firm DRAM eXchange announced on April 13 that the 16Gb DDR4 2666 DRAM spot price was US$3.24
CJ Bioscience, an affiliate of CJ CheilJedang, announced on April 13 that it would present a poster of the results of preclinical trials on CJRB-101 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2023, one of the world’s top three cancer societies. CJRB-101 is a new drug candidate (pipeline)
The Nikkei reported on April 12 that Russia’s semiconductor imports totaled more than US$1.07 billion after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, approximately 290 percent of its pre-war semiconductor imports. Imports from the United States accounted for about 70 percent of the imports and the imports
Samsung Electronics supplied a large number of smart signage devices and hotel TVs to Atlantis the Royal, a luxurious hotel and resort in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.Atlantis the Royal, located on Palm Jumeirah, an artificial island just off the coast of Dubai, has a unique appearance like a set
LG CNS and Microsoft will strengthen their strategic collaboration to accelerate AI and cloud-based digital transformations (DX) and expand their business cooperation.To this end, the two companies held a top management meeting (TMM) at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington with the partic
An announcement of a cut in memory production by Samsung Electronics which had previously stuck to a policy of no artificial production cuts has widened its gaps with SK Hynix and Micron, both of which are Samsung Electronics’ competitors in the memory industry, industry analysts say. Samsung Electr
bereum, a company specializing in heat-killed lactic acid bacteria postbiotics, and Dx&Vx, a bio-health care company, signed an MOU on April 5th. Through this agreement, the two companies plan to target the microbiome market by conducting joint research, such as analyzing not only lactic acid bacter
The author is an analyst at Shinhan Securities. He can be reached at ym.ko@shinhan.com -- Ed.1Q23 review: Semiconductors swing to loss, solid earnings from MXSamsung Electronics posted preliminary operating profit of KRW0.6tr (-86% QoQ) on sales of KRW6.3tr (-11% QoQ) in 1Q23, missing the consensus
Samsung Electronics announced on April 7 that its first quarter operating profit plunged about 96 percent year over year. It was the first earnings shock in 14 years since 2009. The company changed its stance of making no artificial production cuts as its operating profit in the first quarter (Janua
Samsung Electronics will develop a graphics processing unit (GPU) optimized for a next generation version of its in-house mobile application processor (AP) Exynos. While strengthening ecosystems centered on the Exynos, the Korean semiconductor giant will focus on developing GPUs that determine smart