Large Korean companies such as Samsung Electronics, SK hynix and Hyundai Motors spent a record amount of money on lobbying in the United States in the first half of this year, according to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit political fund tracking organization. This is due to the fact that not only U.S. compa
Intel’s drive to strengthen its foundry business poses a new threat to Samsung Electronics, which is in hot pursuit of TSMC. However, as a latecomer to the foundry business, it is difficult for Intel to expand its external customer volume in the short term. This makes analysts say that Intel is stil
Samsung Electronics plans to supply essential components for graphics processing units (GPUs), the high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and advanced packaging services to U.S.-based semiconductor company Nvidia.According to semiconductor industry sources on Aug. 1, Samsung Electronics is currently working w
As Japan has set a national goal of “Semiconductor Leadership Recovery,” it is pouring a significant investment into semiconductor company Rapidus. However, Rapidus has recently run into an “emergency to secure profitability.” The company set a goal to mass-produce advanced 2-nanometer semiconductor
Display companies such as Samsung Display and LG Display are accelerating the development of new technologies, such as OLED on Silicon (OLEDos), to preempt the Extended Reality (XR) industry like Apple’s “Vision Pro.”According to industry sources on July 31, domestic display companies, including Sam
As the German government enters subsidy negotiations with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, American foundry company GlobalFoundries has openly criticized these subsidies, stirring controversy both within and without Germany.On July 24 (local time), Thom
Amid an unprecedented semiconductor crunch, TSMC, the world’s leading semiconductor foundry, has taken the unusual step of raising its prices. The increase is thought to be driven by a growing clientele for advanced semiconductors of 5 nm or smaller and increased confidence in the technology to cate
CEO Lisa Su of AMD, a U.S. fabless semiconductor company, has hinted at finding alternatives beyond TSMC, the world’s leading foundry. With TSMC holding a 60% market share, struggling to meet demand due to recent production capacity issues, all eyes are on whether Samsung Electronics, the only compe
Samsung Electronics, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and TSMC are engaged in a fierce competition to dominate the autonomous driving semiconductor market. Recently, automotive companies such as Hyundai Motor and Tesla have also entered the fray, developing their own autonomous driving chips. The reason for this i
Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry company, has decided to delay the start of its local plant in Arizona, the U.S., which was scheduled for 2024. TSMC’s delay is due to the difficulty of finding skilled labor in the U.S. market.This has come as a big disappointment for the Biden administration
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s top semiconductor foundry, has maintained its position as the global semiconductor leader throughout the fourth quarter, ahead of Samsung Electronics. Forecasts suggest TSMC’s dominance will continue, fueled by a recovery in business per
On her first visit to Taiwan in four years, AMD CEO Lisa Su asked reporters if they believed Korean media outlets when asked about reports that AMD could shift foundry orders for next-generation products, including AMD’s 3-nm chips, to Samsung Electronics.On July 20, multiple Taiwanese media outlets
Industry attention is being drawn to the technological prowess of SK hynix, the global leader in the artificial intelligence chip market, which first developed High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) in 2013.According to industry sources on July 16, SK hynix held a corporate presentation (IR) for securities ana
Samsung Electronics has slipped to fourth place in global semiconductor market capitalization rankings, surpassed by U.S.-based fabless semiconductor firm Broadcom. Non-memory companies such as Nvidia and Broadcom are expanding their territories through massive investments and mergers and acquisitio
MediaTek, the global leader in the mobile application processor (AP) industry, is accelerating its market share expansion with the launch of its new chipset.According to industry sources on July 13, MediaTek, Taiwan’s largest fabless semiconductor design firm, recently unveiled its new mobile AP pro
Recently, Samsung Electronics has improved its process yield (the ratio of good products) to over 75% for its 4-nm process, leading to speculation that it could expand its major clients for semiconductor foundry (contract manufacturing).On July 11, Park Sang-wook, a researcher at Hi Investment & Sec
Samsung Electronics has revealed its technological road map to gain a competitive edge in semiconductors smaller than 3 nanometers (1 billionth of 1 meter). The company plans to be the first in the world to implement 3D packaging technology, vertically stacking Gate-All-Around (GAA) chips produced i
Competition between Samsung, LG, and Sony is intensifying over the development of Micro Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). The relevant market is forecast to grow rapidly as Apple adopts Micro OLED for the display of its Mixed Reality (MR) headset.According to the display industry on July 3, App
Global customers have been lining up to buy Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs), but tight supply has sent prices soaring. GPUs are the brains of generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs like ChatGPT. Nvidia commands more than 90 percent of the global GPU market for AI.The recent rapid
LX Semicon, a fabless company under LX Group, a conglomerate which was previously part of the LG group, is currently considering delegating the production of next-generation display driver ICs (DDIs) to the Samsung Electronics Foundry semiconductor contract manufacturing division. The collaboration