Samsung creates a group dedicated to inventing whatever comes next Exec who led memory and battery businesses to global dominance gets the job of defining Chaebol's future Personal Tech28 Nov 2023 | 2
Greenpeace calls out tech giants for carbon footprint fumble Net-zero promises or zero-net progress? Offbeat23 Nov 2023 | 172
Samsung UK discloses year-long breach, leaked customer data Updated Chaebol already the subject of suits for a pair of past indiscretions Security17 Nov 2023 | 4
Gauss we've all got a fresh option for a gen AI handheld: A Samsung device Vendor promises ChatGPT and DALL•E-esque products in the near future Personal Tech09 Nov 2023 | 10
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 | 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