Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is set to visit South Korea again, marking his second trip to the country in six months.According to sources in the semiconductor industry on Nov. 8, Gelsinger is visiting South Korea on Nov. 9 after stops in Taiwan and Japan. Gelsinger embarked on an East Asia business trip
SK hynix has achieved a significantly higher stock price growth this year after successfully pioneering the development of high-performance semiconductors in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, thereby overshadowing its competitor, Samsung Electronics, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 23.According to
In the intensifying battle of foundry services (semiconductor contract manufacturing), Taiwan’s TSMC has confidently affirmed its technological prowess.According to industry sources on Oct. 23, C.C. Wei, CEO of TSMC, responded with a firm “no” when asked during a recent conference call for the Q3 (J
Rivals in the semiconductor foundry sector, Samsung Electronics and TSMC, are hosting consecutive technology forums in Europe and Japan, stepping into the race to secure new clients. Their objective is to showcase their prowess in sub-5-nanometer (nm) ultra-fine processing as a stepping stone to exp
Samsung Electronics DS Division (Semiconductor) for North America (DSA) has taken the unprecedented step of introducing a three-day office attendance policy to combat the growing semiconductor talent shortage.According to semiconductor industry sources on the 26th, Samsung’s DSA recently implemented
According to industry sources and foreign media reports on Sept. 25, Apple’s newest smartphone, the iPhone 15 Pro, has become embroiled in controversy due to excessive overheating of its mobile chip, the A17 Pro. This chip marks the debut of TSMC’s large-scale 3-nm production.Recently, a Chinese use
Amid the so-called “Huawei Shock,” with the company launching its Mate 60 Pro smartphone equipped with a 7-nm semiconductor, the U.S. is tightening its stance on China. Observers are now keenly watching how far the repercussions of this tension between the two giants will spread.As the end of the U.
Amid evaluations suggesting that Apple’s Mobile Application Processor (AP) A17, produced via TSMC’s 3-nanometer (nm) process, is underperforming compared to expectations, all eyes are on rival Samsung Electronics and its counterstrategy.According to industry sources on Sept. 21, Samsung Electronics
The world’s largest semiconductor foundry, TSMC, announced on Sept. 19 that it plans to achieve RE100 ten years ahead of its original goal set for 2050. Furthermore, the company has increased its renewable energy consumption goal for 2030 from 40% to 60% of its total consumption.TSMC revealed that,
The world’s largest semiconductor contract manufacturing company, Taiwan-based TSMC, is considering focusing its investments in Japan as challenges arise with its U.S. expansion.On Sept. 18, according to industry and foreign media, TSMC is considering building additional factories beyond their exist
The foundry (semiconductor outsourcing) industry leader, Taiwan’s TSMC, has stoked competition in the upcoming 2 nanometer (nm) ultra-fine process technology by acquiring a stake in a global extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photomask manufacturing company.According to industry sources and foreign media on
Samsung Electronics is actively seeking engineers and finance personnel to work at the factory it’s constructing in Taylor, Texas. Concurrently, the company is pouring resources into university investments to nurture future foundry talent.According to industry insiders and foreign media on Sept. 12,
Amid the global restructuring of the semiconductor supply chain, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are likely to be the most affected by decisions related to U.S. licenses.On Sept. 11, the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) reported in its Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Restr
The market for cutting-edge “semiconductor packaging” technology is heating up. As semiconductor manufacturing processes become more advanced, both domestic and international companies are fiercely competing to dominate the packaging market.According to a report on Sept. 6 by global market research
The reality of a shortage in semiconductor talent has the industry on alert. Samsung Electronics is making efforts by having executives visit universities to meet future semiconductor talents and is also providing scholarships abroad to secure local talent. Taiwan’s TSMC, a foundry, is facing concer
Samsung Electronics is likely to benefit from disruption of TSMC’s plan to operate its 3-nm process due to Intel’s order delay. With Apple preempting most of TSMC’s 3-nm line, TSMC has become unable to accept foundry orders from other major corporate customers, Qualcomm, AMD, Intel, and others are s
According to industry sources on Aug. 28, the automotive semiconductor market, which has been a market centered on low-end products in a multi-product, low-volume production system, is rapidly emerging as a source of demand for high-performance semiconductors in the trend of strengthening autonomous
The U.S. government is considering extending the waiver on export controls for semiconductor manufacturing equipment applied to South Korean and Taiwanese companies, Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported on Aug. 23. This waiver is set to expire in October.Quoting multiple industry insiders, Nikkei repor
Samsung Electronics has secured Groq, a U.S.-based artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor company, as the first customer for its foundry facility located in Taylor, Texas, the United States.On Aug. 15 (local time), Groq, an AI chip and accelerator specialized fabless semiconductor design company
Samsung Electronics has established a research and development (R&D) organization in Silicon Valley in the United States with the aim of enhancing its competitiveness in next-generation semiconductors. This decision is seen as a response to the growing uncertainties caused by economic downturns and