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Samsung to launch its own AI accelerator chip called Mach-1 in 2025

Samsung launched its first AI phone, the Galaxy S24, earlier this year. Before that, the South Korean firm launched its own Large Language Model (LLM) called Samsung Gauss, which powers some of the AI features on the Galaxy S24. It is reported that Samsung will launch its own AI accelerator chip next year. Samsung's first […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Samsung expects $100 million revenue from chip packaging business

Samsung Electronics held its 55th annual general shareholders meeting today at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The company revealed its strategy for this year and expects revenue of $100 from its chip packaging business. The company's 55th annual general shareholders meeting was attended by general shareholders, institutional investors, and top-level management […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Samsung could get $6 billion grant from the US for chip plants

Samsung Electronics, one of the biggest chip-making firms worldwide, has grand plans to make advanced semiconductor chips in the US. To help with its plans, the US government had announced grants and tax sops. The South Korean firm is now close to getting a huge helping hand from the US government. A $6 billion grant […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung may use SK Hynix’s method to manufacture HBM3 chips

According to a new report from Reuters, Samsung Electronics will soon start using the same technology as SK Hynix does to manufacture HBM3 chips. Samsung uses the non-conductive film (NCF) method to stack layers of chips in high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips. Reportedly, this method works well for chips with a lower number of layers […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung has a plan to reap more profits this year

2023 was a bad year for Samsung, as the demand for chips fell along with their prices. The company's cash cow reported a loss for the first time in its history. As a result, Samsung Electronics' profit was the lowest in recent years. However, things are expected to improve in the coming months, and Samsung […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung isn’t selling old chip-making equipment fearing US sanctions

Samsung Foundry is among the world's biggest semiconductor chip makers. It frequently upgrades to newer and more advanced chip-making equipment. Usually, the companies making chips sell older equipment once they are phased out from their lineups, but Samsung and SK Hynix have stopped selling their older equipment, fearing backlash from the US. Older chip-making equipment […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Usage of Exynos processors has gone down drastically

Over the last couple of years, Samsung has lowered the usage of Exynos chipsets in its phones and tablets. Take the Galaxy S23 series for example. The company used only the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for the lineup. The brand is also not using Exynos SoCs in mid-range and low-end devices as much as […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung gets closer to launching GDDR7 memory for next-gen GPUs

In mid-2023, Samsung revealed that it had completed the development of GDDR7 memory chips. Now, the company is closer than ever to launching those new-generation memory chips, as the Joint Electron Tube Engineering Council (JEDEC) has published the final specifications of the next-generation memory. Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix compete with each other with their […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung facing the heat from new contract chip manufacturers Intel and Rapidus

For the past few years, Samsung Foundry and TSMC were the only brands capable of making semiconductor chips on 7nm (or better) process nodes. While TSMC has been the best in performance and efficiency, Samsung was a good option for firms that couldn't afford TSMC or get enough volume. Intel and Rapidus plan to make […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung could use Nvidia tech to improve its semiconductor chips

Samsung Foundry has been lagging behind TSMC over the past few years. Its semiconductor chips haven't been able to perform as well as those made by TSMC. Samsung reportedly plans to use Nvidia's Digital Twin technology based on its Omniverse platform to catch up with its Taiwanese rival. Samsung could use Nvidia's Digital Twin technology […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung opens new semiconductor research facility in India

Samsung has announced that it has set up a new semiconductor research facility in Bengaluru, India. Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) now has a new R&D center to address the company's growing need for advanced infrastructure. It also shows the company's commitment to research in India. Samsung Semiconductor India Research has a swanky R&D facility […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung’s new microSD cards bring never-seen-before performance

Samsung has unveiled three new microSD cards, and one of them offers never-seen-before performance and can defeat even SSDs. The other two microSD cards bring higher storage capacity. With these new launches, Samsung wants to offer differentiated storage solutions for different use cases and needs. Samsung launches world's first SD Express microSD card The South […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung develops industry’s first 36GB HBM3E 12H DRAM

Samsung, the world leader in semiconductor memory chips, has announced that it has developed the industry's first 12-stack HBM3E DRAM chip. It is the world's highest-capacity HBM memory chip to date, and the company claims that it offers 50% higher capacity and performance than previous-generation HBM memory chips. Samsung unveils industry's first 36GB HBM3E DRAM […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung and Arm collaborate on next-gen Cortex-X CPU cores

Samsung Foundry, Samsung Electronics' division that fabricates semiconductor chips, has announced its collaboration with Arm (Arm Holdings PLC) for optimized fabrication of next-generation Cortex-X series CPU cores. This collaboration will improve the performance and power efficiency of CPU cores using Arm's latest Cortex-X series designs and fabricated using Samsung Foundry's GAA process. Arm and Samsung […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung sets up SSD research and development team in India

Samsung has been the leader in the DRAM and NAND flash storage segment for decades, and the company is trying to solidify its leadership with even more research and development. The company has reportedly established a research and development team for SSD in India. According to a new report from Seoul Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

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