Semiconductor News & Analysis Feed
137 articles
2026-07-07
digitimes.com
2026-07-07
Samsung Electronics reported a sharp jump in second-quarter operating profit, underscoring how global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure is reshaping the memory-chip market. The result matters far beyond South Korea, as higher DRAM and NAND prices affect data-center spending, device costs, and the pace of the worldwide AI buildout.
2026-07-07
digitimes.com
2026-07-07
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly accelerating efforts to reduce China's role in their semiconductor supply chains in preparation for the possibility of tighter US export controls. The two companies are said to be restructuring their sourcing of materials, components, and manufacturing equipment that rely heavily on China, while gradually replacing some Chinese-made semiconductor too
2026-07-06
news.google.com
2026-07-06
TradingKey
2026-07-06
digitimes.com
2026-07-06
Samsung Electronics is trying to turn its foundry business into a bigger supplier of custom chips, with Meta Platforms and Anthropic reportedly considering Samsung for processors after its Tesla win, according to Seoul Economic Daily. The potential orders could push Samsung Foundry toward profitability sooner than expected, with industry sources estimating its medium- to long-term order backlog co
2026-07-06
digitimes.com
2026-07-06
Samsung Electronics is negotiating with customers to raise average selling prices for commodity DRAM by as much as 20% in the third quarter of 2026 from the prior quarter, according to ZDNet Korea, which cited industry sources.
2026-07-06
digitimes.com
2026-07-06
The global high-bandwidth memory market is expected to pivot from HBM3E to HBM4 in the second half of 2026, setting up a sharper contest for market share among Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology.
2026-07-06
digitimes.com
2026-07-06
SK Group, Samsung Electronics, and Amkor will invest a combined KRW896 trillion (US$585.2 billion) to build South Korea's second major semiconductor production base in the country's southwest, the industry ministry said.
2026-07-04
digitimes.com
2026-07-04
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly pressing South Korean semiconductor substrate suppliers to lower prices for the second half of 2026, even as memory demand remains in a Super Cycle. According to ET News, the talks have intensified pressure across the supply chain as raw material costs stay high and substrate makers warn of margin erosion.
2026-07-04
digitimes.com
2026-07-04
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, Samsung Electronics, and SK Hynix have announced the country's largest-ever semiconductor expansion plan, while soaring memory prices have opened a separate fight between Micron and Apple.
2026-07-03
digitimes.com
2026-07-03
Samsung Electronics is moving closer to commercialising HBM4E, its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), after internal testing showed reliability yields above 70%, strengthening its bid to gain ground in the AI memory market.
2026-07-03
digitimes.com
2026-07-03
Anthropic is exploring a custom AI chip and has held talks with Samsung Electronics as a potential manufacturing partner, joining OpenAI, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta in the race to control AI infrastructure.
2026-07-03
digitimes.com
2026-07-03
South Korea on June 29 unveiled a large-scale investment plan for the country's Honam region in the southwest, which mainly covers the city of Gwangju and North and South Jeolla provinces, including semiconductor clusters for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, AI data centers, and regional infrastructure. The plan is seen as a key move by the South Korean government to respond to surging AI chip de
2026-07-02
www.cnbc.com
2026-07-02
CNBC
2026-07-02
www.cnbc.com
2026-07-02
CNBC
2026-07-02
digitimes.com
2026-07-02
Samsung Electronics used its annual foundry ecosystem event on July 1 to signal that its contract chipmaking business is regaining momentum, laying out a longer-term manufacturing roadmap alongside signs of firmer near-term demand.
2026-07-01
digitimes.com
2026-07-01
South Korea's plan to send Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix into a new memory hub in Gwangju and South Jeolla is drawing scrutiny from Taiwan and China, as Seoul defends the project against political criticism at home and questions over whether another major memory buildout could test the industry cycle.
2026-07-01
digitimes.com
2026-07-01
South Korea's government laid out a detailed plan on June 30 for building its southwest region into a major new semiconductor production base, with SK, Samsung Electronics and Amkor outlining a combined KRW896 trillion (approx. US$581 billion) in investment covering memory chip fabs, AI data centers and advanced packaging.
2026-06-30
digitimes.com
2026-06-30
Samsung Electronics is moving forward again on its 1.4nm foundry process, but on a slower schedule than originally planned, The Bellreported, citing industry sources.
2026-06-29
spacedaily.com
2026-06-29
Space Daily
We're checking if you're a real person and not an automated bad bot. Usually, the captcha below will complete itself. If it doesn't, simply click the checkbox in the captcha to verify. Once verified, you'll be taken to the page you wanted to visit.
If for some reason after verifying the captcha above, you are constantly being redirected to this exact same page to re-verify the captcha again, then
2026-06-29
ca.news.yahoo.com
2026-06-29
Yahoo News Canada
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix to invest in two new fabrication sites in South Korea, government says
Reuters
Mon, June 29, 2026 at 1:52 p.m. GMT+8
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.
Add Yahoo on Google
The SK Hynix logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo/File Photo
S