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
Samsung, Korean IT giant Naver to build AI hyperscale chip Meanwhile, Samsung appoints its first female president AI + ML06 Dec 2022 |
Google warns stolen Android keys used to sign info-stealing malware OEMs including Samsung, LG and Mediatek named and shamed Security05 Dec 2022 | 4
Head of Intel Foundry Services resigns just as chip biz gets going Exclusive Randhir Thakur led Intel’s big bet to take on Asian foundry giants TSMC and Samsung Systems21 Nov 2022 | 3
Think Korean chipmakers will buy Arm? Think again The UK chip designer is suing another firm that has an interest, so IPO it is? Systems07 Nov 2022 | 6
Indian government creates body with power to order social media content takedowns Asia In Brief PLUS: China’s digital currency surges; Infosys tax portals wobble again; Singapore crypto protections; and more Security30 Oct 2022 | 2
Party like it's 2014, if you can – that's the last time smartphone sales were this low If not for Apple, this addition to this week's orgy of bad economic indicators would be even less pleasant Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 17
Your new career plan: Go to jail for bribery, get busted taking drugs, be appointed chair of Samsung It worked for Lee Jae-yong, who now gets to handle a nasty profit plunge Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 9
Samsung bucks industry trend, maintains memory investments This is despite weakening demand and operating profit down by 49% in semiconductor division Systems27 Oct 2022 |
Samsung, TSMC in US patent infringement investigation Complaint filed by Daedalus Prime – wasn't he a Transformer? Systems17 Oct 2022 | 7
Xi Jinping hails 'improved cyber ecology', says state to direct strategic tech research Asia In Brief Samsung and TSMC hit with chip tech patent suit; Ant Group's DB hits AWS; PayPal drops Hong Kong rights group; and more Security16 Oct 2022 | 5
SK hynix, Samsung, TSMC granted one-year reprieve from China chip restrictions Uncle Sam is giving out exemptions like Halloween candy to its allies Systems13 Oct 2022 | 5
Samsung's Ukraine headquarters damaged by Russian missile strike R&D Center focuses on autonomous AI, otherwise known as On-Device AI AI + ML11 Oct 2022 | 22
More chipmakers report falling revenue as market braces for tough year Made in Taiwan: Only TSMC seems to be dodging the downturn Systems07 Oct 2022 | 7
Samsung teases upcoming DRAM and NAND goodies at Tech Day event Lots of talk about the automation and digitization of manufacturing chips too Storage06 Oct 2022 |
Samsung dreams of 2nm chips in 2025, 1.4nm by 2027 Mass production, too – and if it happens, timing will be crucial as semiconductor market recovers Systems04 Oct 2022 | 12
Samsung’s Smart Monitor tries too hard to be clever Desktop Tourism Barely adequate as a desktop alternative, but delightful as a dual purpose monitor Personal Tech03 Oct 2022 | 39
Samsung sued for gobbling up too much personal info that miscreants then stole If you're gonna force everyone to register an account, at least protect that data, lawsuit argues Cyber-crime27 Sep 2022 | 9
Tongues wag that Softbank's Son may sell Arm to Samsung Japanese super-tycoon to discuss 'stategic alliance' with electronics chaebol Systems21 Sep 2022 | 27
Samsung investing $5b in efforts to be carbon neutral by 2050 That's quite the challenge to neutralize – making chips and electronics is hardly ecofriendly Systems15 Sep 2022 | 7
Taiwan’s GlobalWafers races to break ground in Texas before tax breaks dissolve Everythings bigger in Texas, including the tax breaks On-Prem13 Sep 2022 | 4
Computational storage specs hit v1.0 after 4 years of work Emerging field now has baseline definitions for vendors to work with Storage07 Sep 2022 | 7
Inflation to kill growth prospects for smartphone sales Buy a new phone or pay food and household energy bills? Shipments to crash in 2022 Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 12
Huawei dangles developer incentives to sell Harmony OS around the world Asia In Brief Plus: Indonesia's four-hour takedown demand; Peak Facebook in Korea?; Alibaba frees font; and more. Software22 Aug 2022 | 7
The CHIPS Act won't end US reliance on foreign foundries Analysis For all the billions poured in, is a 'Made in America' sticker worth it? Systems18 Aug 2022 | 34
Inflation worries push PC and mobile DRAM demand down, with pricing to follow Samsung, SK hynix, Micron are in for some pain, claims analyst, plus signs point to stockpiled customer inventory Storage16 Aug 2022 |
Samsung heir pardoned after doing time for bribery Government said they need the Samsung boss back at work to deal with South Korea’s looming economic crisis Legal15 Aug 2022 | 15
How TSMC killed 450mm wafers for fear of Intel, Samsung You can be a big fish in a big ocean or a small fish in a tiny pond with two leviathans.. how times changed Systems08 Aug 2022 | 33
CXL absorbs OpenCAPI on the road to interconnect dominance It's not the first rival open standard has assimilated – remember Gen-Z? Storage02 Aug 2022 |
US mulls more export bans – this time, memory – in war on Chinese chipmakers Rumored measures put Samsung and SK Hynix in the blast radius Storage01 Aug 2022 | 16
Samsung adds 'repair mode' that hides data on Galaxy smartphones in South Korea Something Hunter Biden probably wishes computers had ages ago Personal Tech01 Aug 2022 | 8
Samsung boss likely to be pardoned for bribery Apparently the company and the country need him at work – crooked or not Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 | 11
Congress continues playing hot potato with $52b CHIPS Act subsidies Senate throws funding act back over to House to pass Systems27 Jul 2022 | 7
Samsung teases 11 Texas fabs as $50 billion CHIPS Act vote nears +Comment A semiconductor empire built under the water-starved Texas sun? What could go wrong? On-Prem21 Jul 2022 | 16
Demand for smartphones is drying up Canalys prelim Q2 data indicates economic headwinds and worries of 'inventory pile-up' Personal Tech19 Jul 2022 | 49
Samsung has 24Gbps GDDR6 ready for higher-performance graphics cards New DRAM chips will also have an impact in AI processing and HPC fields Storage14 Jul 2022 | 2
To fight TSMC and Samsung, Intel hires execs from foundry rivals x86 giant wants to manufacture more of the world’s chips, regardless of whether it designs them Systems11 Jul 2022 | 4
Samsung beats TSMC to be first to produce 3nm chips Lower power consumption, improved performance, and a second generation of the technology on the way Systems30 Jun 2022 | 9
TSMC may surpass Intel in quarterly revenue for first time Fab frenemies: x86 giant set to give Taiwanese chipmaker more money as it revitalizes foundry business Systems27 Jun 2022 | 1
Samsung fined $14 million for misleading smartphone water resistance claims Promoted phones as ready for a dunking – forgot to mention known problems with subsequent recharges Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 41
Top chip foundries grow amid electronics spending slowdown. Except Samsung Chaebol hit by lower demand for smartphones and TVs plus 4nm yield issues Personal Tech21 Jun 2022 |
Samsung accused of cheating on hardware benchmarks ... again South Korean giant says it's in no way goosing TV HDR brightness Personal Tech15 Jun 2022 | 19
Samsung said to be sniffing around European chipmakers Fresh out of jail on corruption charges, the company's leader goes shopping Systems10 Jun 2022 | 3
Warning: Colleagues are unusually likely to 'break' their monitors soon Wave of replacements needed as Samsung and Microsoft team to stream Xbox games to smart displays and tellies Personal Tech10 Jun 2022 | 26
Semiconductor industry growth to slow in 2022, warns IDC Chip price hikes keeping sector healthy but new fabs could lead to 'overcapacity' Systems09 Jun 2022 | 5
Samsung and Intel bosses discuss silicon cooperation Details? Nope. Potential? Enormous. On-Prem31 May 2022 | 2
Who had money on Samsung and Red Hat joining forces on next-gen memory software? Cloudy server testbed coming, open source code filtering into RHEL promised Storage25 May 2022 | 3
Toyota cuts vehicle production over global chip shortage Just as Samsung pledges to invest $360b to shore up next-gen industries Systems24 May 2022 | 17