Samsung

Samsung family sells $2B worth of shares to pay inheritance tax bill

Nothing is certain except death and taxes

Legal06 Nov 2023 | 7

Samsung's results hint it's time to RAM some money into your memory budget

Chaebol reckons market is recovering and prices will rise. Analysts agree

On-Prem01 Nov 2023 |

Samsung nabs contract to produce 3nm server chips for mystery US biz

Parts reportedly geared toward high-performance compute and leverage advanced packaging

Systems13 Oct 2023 |

US allows Samsung and SK hynix to keep making chips in China

Investments protected, diplomatic rift averted … even Beijing likes it

Systems10 Oct 2023 | 7

Samsung to fab chips for RISC-V processor world's Tenstorrent

For now, chaebol will manufacture AI startup’s 4nm Quasar

Systems04 Oct 2023 | 2

Samsung wants to push CAMM format into memory mainstream

Smaller footprint and detachable

Storage26 Sep 2023 | 6

The clock is ticking and Korea wants to know if its chipmakers will get their export license extension

SK hynix and Samsung do so much memory-making in China, ending sanction exemptions would be extraordinary

Systems22 Sep 2023 | 7

Korea's FTC fines Broadcom $14.3M for pushing 'unfair' deal onto Samsung

Updated Watchdog claims it abused market position to leverage 'unfavorable' long-term parts supply contract

Systems21 Sep 2023 |

Samsung teases 1TB DDR5 modules with launch of 32Gb die

Asia in Brief PLUS: China allows first wave of chatbots, India’s sun-spotter soars; ASUS smacks down speculation it will quit smartphones

On-Prem04 Sep 2023 | 3

Dell and Samsung grab first-class tickets for AI hype train

Stock prices shoot up thanks to tech flavor of the moment

AI + ML01 Sep 2023 | 6

Samsung realizes behaving ethically is good for business, says compliance boss

Mega-corp has mastered the complexity of numerous technologies but it took several scandals to impart this obvious lesson

Legal29 Aug 2023 | 8

Wafer shipments still down, but chipmakers are looking up

AI runs on chips, remember

Systems27 Jul 2023 | 2

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 | 85

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 | 15

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 | 82

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