The US government has allowed Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to send semiconductor production equipment to their plants in China for one year without applying for a separate permit.The US Department of Commerce recently gave an official notification of this policy to Samsung Electronics and SK Hyn
Global memory semiconductor companies are cutting production and investment one after another as demand is sluggish amid an economic downturn and high inflation.Micron Technology of the United States, which ranks third in the global DRAM market, has decided to reduce capital expenditure by 30 percen
Samsung Electronics showcased a series of cutting-edge semiconductor solutions at Samsung Tech Day 2022 held at Silicon Valley on Oct. 5 (local time).The company announced plans to start mass production of 5th-generation 10nm-class (1b) DRAM from next year and 9th-generation NAND flash from 2024, re
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
Samsung Electronics surpassed Intel in semiconductor sales in the second quarter of 2022, retaining the top spot in the global semiconductor market for the fourth quarter in a row. However, as the memory semiconductor market is shrinking, the Korean semiconductor giant may lose its leading position
Apple has reportedly added China's YTMC to its list of NAND flash suppliers for the iPhone 14, which is to be unveiled on Sept. 7.Apple has thus far received NAND flashes from Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Kioxia. For DRAMs, it has relied on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Apple is highly
The profitability of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix’s subsidiaries in China declined in the first half of this year. Analysts blamed it on the lockdowns of cities to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Samsung China Semiconductor (SCS) in Xian posted 321.64 billion won in net income in the first half o
As the global memory semiconductor market is unlikely to enter another super cycle in the second half of this year, Samsung Electronics is focusing on strengthening the competitiveness of its foundry business.The memory market was expected to re-enter a super cycle in the second half of the year. Bu
Samsung Electronics has replaced the head of the Semiconductor R&D Center, which is leading the development of next-generation chips. At the same time, it has reshuffled key executives of the Foundry Business, which is competing with Taiwan's TSMC in the world foundry market.Samsung Electronics
The Overseas Economic Research Institute (OERI) of the Export-Import Bank of Korea estimated that the technological gaps between Korea and China in the memory semiconductor sector are 5 years for DRAMs and 2 years for NAND flashes.ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), a Chinese DRAM manufacturer, is
Samsung Electronics has reportedly set the goal of successfully completing the development of a 1c DRAM (a 6th-generation, 11-nm chip) by June 2022.The company has recently notified its semiconductor researchers of its decision to skip/drop the development of 1b DRAM (12-nm chip).Samsung's decis
Taiwan’s DigiTimes reported on March 31 that Korean semiconductor companies will stop accepting orders for DDR3 DRAMs beginning from 2023.The report said that Samsung Electronics will receive orders for DDR3 DRAMs from customers by the end of 2022 and deliver them by the end of next year.Samsung had
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 is speeding up research and development (R&D) of 3D DRAMs. The semiconductor giant has started to reinforce related organizations, such as recruiting personnel.In the past, DRAMs were produced by lining up transistors and capacitors on a plane. However, as DRAM capacity exceeded
Samsung Electronics is expected to announce large-scale merger and acquisition (M&A) deals soon. German chipmaker Infineon Technologies and Dutch semiconductor company NXP Semiconductor have emerged as Samsung's M&A targets as it aims to foster its non-memory business.“I think we will be able to
Intel, AMD and Nvidia has unveiled a number of new CPUs and GPUs at CES 2022.AMD unveiled Ryzen 6000 laptop CPUs. These products are 11 percent to 28 percent faster than Ryzen 5000 series products, are based on the Zen3+ architecture, and will be produced by TSMC. The products support DDR5 memory, P
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are expanding their automotive electronics business.The automotive electronics business is a field where electronics companies can combine their information and communication technology and expertise in communication parts development.The next-generation automo
Samsung Electronics has decided to scale down production of NAND flash at its plant in Xian due to the Chinese city's COVID-19 lockdown.On Dec. 29, Samsung Electronics released a statement on the COVID-19 situation in Xian, China. “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we have decided to tempor
Samsung Electronics is pumping up efforts to expand its presence in the electric vehicle semiconductor market.The company is planning to release semiconductors for next-generation self-driving cars to be supplied to Tesla in the first week of January next year. Industry experts expect the chip to go
SK Hynix president Lee Seok-hee has dismissed concerns that it may not be able to introduce extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment to its plant in China due to opposition from the United States.“We still have enough time,” Lee said at a meeting with reporters after attending a ceremony for the 14