Ex-TSMC executive joins Samsung Foundry to lead US expansion

Samsung Electronics Co. has brought a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) executive on board to lead its North American fo...

SK chairman in Taiwan to deepen ties with TSMC

Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, the parent of SK Hynix Inc., is visiting Taiwan amid the threat of escalating US tariff threats, suggesting the ...

TSMC’s potential deal with Intel keeps Samsung on edge

South Korea’s semiconductor industry is closely watching developments in talks between TSMC and Intel Corp. over the world’s largest con...

Samsung foundry ‘relief pitcher’ Han Jin-man vows to improve 2-nm yields

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new contract chipmaking business chief said on Monday he will go all-in to improve the company’s advanced 2-nanomete...

Samsung chip head vows drastic revamp after flagging weak Q3 earnings

Jun Young-hyun, vice chairman and head of Samsung Electronics Co.'s semiconductor business, on Tuesday vowed to take drastic steps to improve profit...

SK Hynix to participate in TSMC's OIP 2024

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. will participate in the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum hosted by Taiwan's TSMC, the world's lar...

Samsung Electronics, TSMC tie up for HBM4 AI chip development

TAIPEI – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is partnering with its foundry rival Taiwan ...

S.Korea's Asicland establishes Taiwan subsidiary

Asicland Co., South Korea's only design house contracted by TSMC, said on Monday that it launched a local subsidiary in Hsinchu, Taiwan.The Taiwan...

Samsung to mass-produce HBM4 on 4 nm foundry process

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, plans to use its cutting-edge 4-nanometer (nm) foundry process for the mass product...

Samsung seeks $3.6 billion in loans from KDB for chip investment

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. seeks to borrow as much as 5 trillion won ($3.6 billion) from the state-run Korea Development Bank t...

Samsung, AMD to collaborate on 3 nm GAA tech chipmaking

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is expected to expand its partnership with US-based fabless semiconductor desig...

Samsung aims to overtake TSMC, Apple with 3 nm Exynos W1000 chip

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to apply its latest 3-nanometer chip processing technology to the manufac...

Samsung's Jay Y. Lee visits Zeiss to reinforce EUV ties

Samsung Electronics Co. is deepening ties with Zeiss Group, the sole provider of optical systems to the world’s only extreme ultraviolet (EUV)...

SK Hynix, TSMC tie up to stay ahead of Samsung for HBM supremacy

South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. said on Friday it is partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to jointly develop next-generat...

Samsung Q1 profit soars, set to benefit from Taiwan quake, AI chip demand

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday its first-quarter operating profit likely rose more than tenfold...

Samsung to receive over $6 bn in US chip subsidies, eyes extra investment

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to receive more than $6 billion in US chip subsidies as the Joe Biden administration is ...

Samsung wins first 2 nm AI chip order from Japan’s PFN; a snub to TSMC

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has won its first 2-nanometer node artificial intelligence chip production cont...

Nvidia challenger Sapeon unveils new AI chip for data centers

Sapeon Inc., a semiconductor startup backed by South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intel...

Samsung to unveil 3D AI chip packaging tech SAINT to rival TSMC

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to unveil an advanced three-dimensional (3D) chip packaging technology ne...

Samsung narrows gap with TSMC in foundry market share

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. has narrowed its market share gap with foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), pos...

Samsung improves 4 nm foundry yields, on par with TSMC: analyst

Samsung Electronics Co. has improved its chip foundry manufacturing yield for the 4-nanometer node to the level shown by its archrival Taiwan Semico...

Samsung Electronics to aid foundry clients with state-of-the-art tech

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will provide its foundry clients with state-of-the-art technology to support th...

Samsung on smooth track to 1.4 nm foundry tech to take on TSMC

SILICON VALLEY  – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Tuesday unveiled details of its advanced proces...

Intel’s foundry revamp sets off alarm bells for Samsung, TSMC

Intel Corp.’s announcement to restructure its manufacturing business to become a leading foundry player is setting the stage for a bigger show...

Samsung to apply AI, big data tech to entire chipmaking process

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, plans to use AI and big data technology in its chipmaking process to enhance pr...

Market views turn bullish on Samsung as AI-led chip demand rises

Views on leading memory chipmaker Samsung Electronics Co. are becoming more bullish as the South Korean tech giant is expected to benefit from a ris...

Samsung takes on TSMC with strengthened chip design IPs

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, aims to drastically expand its chip design intellectual property (IP) partnersh...

Samsung Electronics makes 17-fold gains from investment in ASML

Slightly more than a decade ago, ASML Holding N.V. had to reach out to its customers such as Samsung Electronics Co., Intel Corp. and Taiwan Semicon...

Samsung to fill the void as TSMC trims spending?

While the world’s largest foundry chipmaker TSMC Co. appears to be slowing its pace of facility investment to cope with excess inventory, its ...

Samsung Electronics to overtake TSMC within 5 years: chip president

DAEJEON – Samsung Electronics Co. will be able to overtake bigger foundry rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) at the leading e...