2847 news items tagged Samsung
Samsung begins mass production of datacenter SSD for hyperscale environments
Friday 26 February 2021Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of its most advanced line of datacenter SSDs - the PM9A3 E1.S - which fully complies with the Open Compute Project (OCP) NVMe Cloud...
TSMC ranks in top-10 for capacity in main wafer sizes
Friday 26 February 2021As of December 2020, only TSMC was among the wafer capacity leaders in each of the main wafer size categories ranked by IC Insights. The Taiwan-based foundry had the most 200mm wafer...
SK Hynix strikes 5-year deal with ASML for EUV equipment supply
Thursday 25 February 2021SK Hynix has signed a 5-year contract worth KRW4.75 trillion (US4.3 billion) with ASML to procure extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, local media reports in South Korea...
Chinese handset brands continue to make headway in India
Wednesday 24 February 2021Chinese handset brands have continued to make headway in the India market despite tensions at the two countries' border areas, according to local media reports in India.
High-capacitance MLCC prices set to rise
Wednesday 24 February 2021MLCC vendors including Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) and TDK are likely to raise their quotes for high-capacitance MLCCs in response to stronger-than-expected demand for 5G handset...
Global tablet market – 4Q 2020
Wednesday 24 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 global tablet shipments amounted to 51.56 million units, soaring 17.6% from a quarter ago and 19.3% from a year ago.
IDMs may evaluate more outsourcing
Tuesday 23 February 2021IDM vendors may consider outsourcing more of their production starting 2022, with Taiwan-based contract chipmakers being among the beneficiaries, according to industry sources.
Samsung develops high bandwidth memory with built-in AI processing
Tuesday 23 February 2021Samsung Electronics has developed high bandwidth memory (HBM) integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) processing power, dubbed HBM-PIM, according to the company. The new processing-in-memory...
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2020
Monday 22 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 211.6 million units, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter and 7.7% year-over-year.
DRAM and flash memory supply to stay tight in 2H21, says Winbond
Monday 22 February 2021A rally in DRAM and flash memory prices will boost Winbond Electronics' memory business revenue in March and April, according to Pei-Ming Chen, president for the specialty DRAM and...
China remains largest IC market
Monday 22 February 2021China became the largest IC market in the world in 2005 and has continued to grow in size since then. In 2020, China's IC market increased to US$143.4 billion, a 9% gain from US$131.3...
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2020
Friday 19 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone shipments to the China market amounted to 86.7 million units. The volume represented 19.3% growth quarter-over-quarter but 10.4% decline year-over-ye...
TSMC could set up fab in Europe
Thursday 18 February 2021TSMC could set up an advanced wafer fab in Europe, where demand for leading-edge chip fabrication is promising, according to industry observers.
Top-5 wafer capacity leaders raise share of global capacity to 54%, says IC Insights
Wednesday 17 February 2021The top-5 wafer capacity leaders saw their combined installed capacity represent 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, according to IC Insights. In 2009, the top-10...
Apple and Samsung remain top semiconductor customers
Wednesday 17 February 2021Apple and Samsung Electronics extended their lead as top semiconductor customers in 2020, according to Gartner.
Top-10 IC growth categories to enjoy 2021
Friday 5 February 2021Each of the top-10 growing IC product categories tracked by IC Insights is expected to see a double-digit increase in sales, but only the top-five segments are forecast to grow faster...
AMD unlikely to transfer orders away from TSMC
Thursday 4 February 2021AMD is unlikely to transfer its 5nm or 3nm chip orders from TSMC to Samsung Electronics, and its ongoing tight supply of processors is due mainly to ABF substrate shortages rather...
Fabless chipmakers worry about further supply constraints
Tuesday 2 February 2021With major Taiwan-based foundries expressing their supply commitments to their automotive customers, fabless chipmakers particularly second-tier players have expressed concerns about...
DDR3 prices to rise 40-50% in 2021
Monday 1 February 2021DDR3 prices are expected to rise 40-50% in 2021, according to industry sources who estimated previously a slower 30% increase.
Taiwan 5G services to see at least 20% penetration in 2021
Friday 29 January 2021Telecom operators in Taiwan expect 5G services' penetration rate in the local market to be at least 20% in 2021 and the percentage will go higher with competitive subscription deals...
Samsung posts profit drop in 4Q20
Friday 29 January 2021Samsung Electronics has reported operating profits fell 26.7% sequentially to KRW9.05 trillion (US$8.08 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2020, due to weaker memory prices, sluggish...
Apple takes global smartphone top spot in 4Q20, says Canalys
Thursday 28 January 2021Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 359.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, down by a slight 2% on year, according to Canalys. Apple shipped its most iPhones ever in...
Gudeng to sustain strong shipments of EUV pods in 2021
Tuesday 26 January 2021Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solutions and wafer handling tools, has expressed optimism that its...
Nvidia, Qualcomm reportedly seeking TSMC support for next-generation manufacturing processes
Friday 22 January 2021Nvidia and Qualcomm reportedly have already reached agreements with TSMC for capacity support from its next-generation manufacturing processes, and with orders from Intel, Apple and...
EUV equipment to boost ASML sales in 2021
Thursday 21 January 2021With TSMC and Samsung Electronics stepping up the development of their sub-5nm process technologies, ASML will continue to see strong extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment...
- NXP, Infineon plants hit by power outage in Texas storm (Feb 18) - eeNews Europe
- EU weighs deal With TSMC, Samsung for semiconductor foundry (Feb 11) - Bloomberg
- Samsung lands foundry orders for Qualcomm 5G modem chips (Feb 17) - BusinessKorea
- Samsung seeks Texas tax cut for foundry, claiming $8.9b boost to economy (Feb 7) - The Korea Herald
- AMD might solve GPU stock woes by outsourcing some production to Samsung (Feb 2) - Techradar
- Samsung's reportedly ready to supply foldable displays to rival companies (Jan 28) - Ars Technica
- Samsung says Intel outsourcing will expand foundry market, mum on possible tie-up (Jan 28) - Reuters
- Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra features a new low-power OLED display (Jan 26) - engadget
- Samsung developing 5nm chips for Tesla self-driving cars (Jan 26) - BusinessKorea
- Samsung will reportedly make 3nm processors at expanded Texas plant (Jan 22) - The Verge