Samsung

Samsung makes big promises about GDDR7 RAM

Too bad GPU slingers keep shrinking the memory bus

Storage20 Jul 2023 | 3

Samsung 'closing the gap' with TSMC on 3nm, 4nm

The race to 2nm is getting crowded as Intel, Japan's Rapidus enter the fray

Systems18 Jul 2023 | 2

Samsung’s midrange A54 is lovely, but users won't feel seen

First look Mostly indistinguishable from a premium handset, but the moments it misses may leave you miffed

Personal Tech14 Jul 2023 | 48

Samsung warns of imminent profit plunge

It looks like memory glut and consumer indifference to smartmobes are persisting

Personal Tech07 Jul 2023 | 8

Samsung to start mass producing 2nm silicon in 2025, first for mobile devices

Forms a packaging posse to do the chiplet thing

On-Prem29 Jun 2023 | 8

Vodafone offers '5G Ultra' to users of very specific phones in very specific locations

'It will likely be unnoticeable for many consumers' says analyst

Networks26 Jun 2023 | 19

Broadcom squeezed Samsung, now South Korea's squeezing back – hard

Updated Regulators won't accept proposed remedy for nasty parts deal – but EU may have accepted VMware deal

Virtualization14 Jun 2023 |

Former exec accused of trying to clone entire Samsung chip fab on Chinese soil

65-year-old allegedly stole 'blueprints and designs' for manufacturing sub-30nm DRAM and NAND

Systems12 Jun 2023 | 4

TSMC boss tells investors everything's fine, that ten percent revenue drop is a blip

Taiwan's silicon titan races to ready 2nm process

On-Prem06 Jun 2023 |

Smartphone recovery that's always around the corner is around the corner

Pay a bill or buy new phone? That lovely question facing some of us in 2023

Personal Tech01 Jun 2023 | 40

Samsung's screens will check your blood pressure if the movie's too scary

Video Also: phones that fold through 360 degrees, rollable tablets, and an expanded OLED detector

Personal Tech24 May 2023 | 11

Micron, Kyocera, Samsung bet billions on Japan chip plants

Meanwhile, Fujifilm pursues photolithography interests in Taiwan

Systems18 May 2023 | 3

Korea hopes US will extend sanction exemptions for SK hynix and Samsung

Stuck in the middle or not, supply chains – and the Korean economy – must carry on

Legal10 May 2023 | 1

Now you've all quit buying RAM and personal gear, chip wafer demand stumbles

We thought you loved us, cries someone in a fab somewhere, probably

Systems03 May 2023 | 6

TSMC chips away at the competition with 2nm production set for 2025

World's largest semiconductor contract manufacturer also gives details on 3nm nodes

Systems02 May 2023 | 6

Samsung puts ChatGPT back in the box after 'code leak'

Others also blocked as company works on its own generative AI tech

AI + ML02 May 2023 | 5

Perhaps meeting with Pope Francis did help iPhone sales

Apple only vendor to report shipment rise in tricky Q1 for smartphone industry

Personal Tech27 Apr 2023 | 4

Weak memory demand leaves both Samsung and SK hynix nursing losses

With inventory surplus still an issue, revenues are 'bottoming out'

Systems27 Apr 2023 | 1

Samsung to cough up third of a billion bucks for ripping off patent

Next on Netlist's hit list? Micron and Google

Storage24 Apr 2023 | 10

Samsung scores fresh Radeon deal with AMD for Exynos chip line ahead of profit crunch

Prelim Q1 2023 results expected to be company's worst in 14 years

Systems06 Apr 2023 | 2

Samsung reportedly leaked its own secrets through ChatGPT

Well that didn't take long, now did it?

AI + ML06 Apr 2023 | 45

Samsung takes $3.1B gamble on OLED displays for tablets and notebooks

That must be why PC sales are down – the blacks just aren't inky enough

Systems04 Apr 2023 | 18

No 'decoupling' here: Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm sing China's praises

First big government expo since COVID sees CEOs galore jet in

Legal27 Mar 2023 | 9

US details CHIPS Act rules that give China and South Korea some comfort

Allows a little expansion of output from existing Middle Kingdom facilities

Legal22 Mar 2023 |

Google: Turn off Wi-Fi calling, VoLTE to protect your Android from Samsung hijack bugs

Four flaws open mobiles, cars to remote-control at baseband level with just a phone number

Patches17 Mar 2023 | 40

As chip sales slump, inflation makes the price of Samsung's Texas fab blow out

South Korean titan budgeted $17 billion. Could now need over $25 billion to bring the facility online

Systems16 Mar 2023 | 2

Samsung to splurge $230B on five new chip plants for South Korea

Will build out domestic industry while it builds out US domestic industry...

Systems15 Mar 2023 | 1

Yes, Samsung 'fakes' its smartphone Moon photos – who cares?

Comment Moon is real. Pictures of Moon are real. Phone uses lots of pictures of Moon to make your picture less crap

Offbeat13 Mar 2023 | 87

South Korea warns US: The CHIPS Act leaves a sour taste

Minister wants to protect Samsung, SK hynix, from having to give up the crown jewels to score subsidies

Legal09 Mar 2023 | 18

As Big Tech lays off staff, TSMC swoops in to hire 6,000

Updated Good news: Jobs for all! Bad news: Employer may be invaded by China

Systems06 Mar 2023 | 16

White House ban on US chip cash going into China ruffles South Koreans

Pretty awkward for Samsung, SK Hynix and their Middle Kingdom fabs

Systems02 Mar 2023 | 3

Chipmakers, you can have these billions – but Uncle Sam wants a cut of your profits

Where's my money? You got money for wafers, where's my money?

Systems28 Feb 2023 | 10

US to impose caps on Korean chip shops working in China

Multilateral trade actions also aim to stop China and Russia using biotech to create 'super soldiers'. Really!

Systems24 Feb 2023 | 4

TSMC injects a bonus $3.5B into Arizona chip fabs

Roses are rad, violets are lame, Taiwan's playing a very long game

Systems14 Feb 2023 |

Semiconductor world in for a rough ride as chip bubble bursts at the high end

Analysis Just don't expect foundry spending to stop anytime soon

Systems04 Feb 2023 | 27

200MP smartphone and first premium PC spearhead Samsung's pro push

Updated Galaxies dive into Apple territory

Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 32

Samsung profits and sales slump, hopes for a jump start from cars

Record income for foundry business offers sole bright spot

Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 1

Time to buy a phone as shops use discounts to clear out inventories

More stock is NOT wanted as shipments plunge to lowest point in decade, Apple floats to top

Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 52

2022 started with a bang but ended with a whimper for semiconductor companies

Global revenues grew just 1.1% compared to 25% the year before

Systems17 Jan 2023 | 1

Second-hand and refurbished phone market takes flight amid inflation hike

Who needs shiny new blowers when there's bills to pay and kids to feed? Answer: fewer and fewer folk

Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 40

Samsung expects profit dive as demand for memory and devices continues to slow

Analysts believe company may cut back on production like Micron and SK hynix

Storage06 Jan 2023 | 11

South Korea to offer tax breaks to hedge semiconductor woes

Large chip manufacturers may be offered tax credits of up to 15% to invest in the country

Systems03 Jan 2023 |

Non-binary DDR5 is finally coming to save your wallet

Need a New Year's resolution? How about stop paying for memory you don't need

Storage02 Jan 2023 | 83

The IT decision-maker that really matters? Your pet

So says Samsung, which wants to add your cat's collar to the Internet of Stuff

Offbeat14 Dec 2022 | 24

Samsung slaps processing-in-memory chips onto GPUs for first-of-its-kind supercomputer

Korean tech giant claims big performance, energy efficiency gains with memory tech

HPC13 Dec 2022 | 10

TSMC triples spending on Arizona advanced chip site with extra 3nm fab

Analysis Biden thinks it's a big deal, but TSMC's Taiwan output will still dwarf US fabs

Systems06 Dec 2022 | 9

Samsung, Korean IT giant Naver to build AI hyperscale chip

Meanwhile, Samsung appoints its first female president

AI + ML06 Dec 2022 |

Google warns stolen Android keys used to sign info-stealing malware

OEMs including Samsung, LG and Mediatek named and shamed

Security05 Dec 2022 | 4

Head of Intel Foundry Services resigns just as chip biz gets going

Exclusive Randhir Thakur led Intel’s big bet to take on Asian foundry giants TSMC and Samsung

Systems21 Nov 2022 | 3

Think Korean chipmakers will buy Arm? Think again

The UK chip designer is suing another firm that has an interest, so IPO it is?

Systems07 Nov 2022 | 6

Indian government creates body with power to order social media content takedowns

Asia In Brief PLUS: China’s digital currency surges; Infosys tax portals wobble again; Singapore crypto protections; and more

Security30 Oct 2022 | 2

Party like it's 2014, if you can – that's the last time smartphone sales were this low

If not for Apple, this addition to this week's orgy of bad economic indicators would be even less pleasant

Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 17

Your new career plan: Go to jail for bribery, get busted taking drugs, be appointed chair of Samsung

It worked for Lee Jae-yong, who now gets to handle a nasty profit plunge

Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 9

Samsung bucks industry trend, maintains memory investments

This is despite weakening demand and operating profit down by 49% in semiconductor division

Systems27 Oct 2022 |

Samsung, TSMC in US patent infringement investigation

Complaint filed by Daedalus Prime – wasn't he a Transformer?

Systems17 Oct 2022 | 7

Xi Jinping hails 'improved cyber ecology', says state to direct strategic tech research

Asia In Brief Samsung and TSMC hit with chip tech patent suit; Ant Group's DB hits AWS; PayPal drops Hong Kong rights group; and more

Security16 Oct 2022 | 5