Samsung Electronics' memory chip business is expected to return to the black in the second quarter thanks to production cutbacks and steady rises in chip prices.

Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest memory chipmaker, said on Monday it had signed a cross licence deal on semiconductors with Japan's Toshiba.

Samsung Electronics has developed the world's first 32GB DDR3 module for use in server systems. The new module operates at 1.35-volts, in support of the global trend to cut power usage in mass storage computing environments.

Despite the recession, South Korean electronics maker launches slick new LED televisions, but backs away from upscale 'Luxia' branding.

Spansion and Samsung Electronics are set to resume their legal dispute after a bankruptcy judge rejected a $70 million patent settlement between the two companies.

Samsung may ask its key PC-related clients to pay more. Hynix was looking for a chance to raise its contract-based chip prices for the second straight month.

The ever-optimistic Kinam Kim of Samsung Electronics noted that some people in industry say the limit of scaling is ~5 nm, to which he said, "I do not agree."

SanDisk and Samsung Electronics on May 27 announced they have reached an agreement to renew the cross license of their semiconductor patent portfolios. The companies have also signed a flash memory supply agreement under which Samsung will continue to make available to SanDisk a guaranteed portion of its flash memory production output.

A scandal involving the chairman of parent Samsung did no harm to the reputation of Samsung Electronics, which won the title of South Korea's overall most-admired company in the Asia 200 survey.

Samsung Electronics said it will press ahead with its research and development effort. The world's biggest producer of DRAM chips is to spend some US$2 billion on chips R&D for 2009.

A collection of top memory manufacturers formalized their commitment to developing a low-power DRAM for use in mobile devices on Monday. The backdrop, unfortunately, was a catastrophic drop in DRAM revenue, as measured by Gartner.

The two biggest producers, Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor, won larger shares of the shrinking market in DRAM chips in the first quarter, industry research firm DRAMeXchange said on Monday.

The LCD maker wants to utilize its display experience to create a 3G smartphone, but analysts are skeptical of its chances to knock off Nokia or Samsung.