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Chinese companies are shifting chip orders to Samsung amid US elections fears

Chinese technology companies face a very challenging geopolitical dynamic given the country's strained relations with the United States. They have to navigate these dynamics in order to remain competitive. With the country's stance on China being a major issue during the upcoming US elections, these companies are concerned about potential stricter control policies that could […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 months ago

Samsung taking a $3.6 billion loan to build more chip factories

Samsung is investing heavily in chip factories at home in South Korea and overseas as it looks to better compete against its rivals in the segment. The company is funding many of these endeavors from its own deep pockets and is also capitalizing on loans, incentives, and grants being offered by various governments to build […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 months ago

Samsung makes changes at its chip factory to better meet demand

Challenges persist for Samsung's lucrative semiconductor business but the company is hopeful that things will start looking up in the second half of this year. Samsung is now making some changes at its chip factory in a bid to improve efficiency and better respond to market demand. Samsung is specifically adjusting the construction schedule at […]

By Adnan Farooqui
10 months ago

Samsung wins big chip contract from an undisclosed AI company

Samsung views AI chips as a major driver of future growth. The company is focusing on expanding its production capabilities of these advanced chipsets to gain a leadership position in this segment. To that end, the company has signed a big contract with a disclosed AI company to develop an AI chip on its next-generation […]

By Adnan Farooqui
11 months ago

Samsung buys even more land for new US chip factory

Samsung announced in November 2021 that it would be purchasing new land plots for the construction of a new foundry in the USA. While Samsung looked at multiple locations, it finally settled for Texas. Now latest reports confirm that the Korean giant has completed the additional land acquisition and is waiting for approval from the […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

Samsung may hold groundbreaking for $17 billion Texas chip plant in June

Samsung recently confirmed that it's going to build a new chipmaking plant in Taylor, Texas. The cost of this project is a whopping $17 billion. It also happens to be the largest foreign direct investment in the state of Texas. Construction on the project is expected to begin this year. A lot of the preliminary […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

Samsung looking for tax breaks to build more chip plants in Austin

Austin, Texas was already home to one of Samsung's most advanced chip manufacturing facilities in the world. The company recently announced that it would build a brand new $17 billion chipmaking factory in nearby Taylor. It appears that Samsung may be looking into the feasibility of further expanding its facilities in the state of Austin. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

Qualcomm becomes one of Samsung’s top clients for the first time

Samsung's contract chip manufacturing business is a cash cow for the company. The conglomerate makes a significant chunk of its revenues from this division. It's also actively trying to win over more customers from TSMC, the leading contract chip manufacturer. Qualcomm has often relied on Samsung's foundry to manufacture its chips. It tends to split […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 years ago

Samsung already has $158 billion worth of orders for its foundry business

The foundry business is a major cash cow for Samsung. It produces chips for companies that don't have their own foundries. This is a very competitive business and Samsung has gradually been able to carve out a niche for itself here. According to a new report by ETNews, Samsung has secured orders worth 200 trillion […]

By Sagar Naresh
3 years ago

Samsung may end up losing foundry market share this year

A latest research report by Taiwanese market research institute TrendForce (via The Business Post), reveals some disappointing news for Samsung's foundry business. Notably, the report predicts that its market share will drop slightly in 2022. It will likely due to more competition from Taiwanese foundries which are among the best in the business. There are multiple […]

By Sagar Naresh
3 years ago

Samsung seeks $806 million in tax cuts if Austin wants its new chip plant

Samsung has been thinking about setting up a new chip manufacturing plant in the United States. The company wants to expand its foundry business to bring in new customers. It aims to invest upwards of $10 billion into a new facility. Samsung already has a chip plant in Austin and it's looking to expand the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
4 years ago

Samsung said to spend $10 billion on a massive chipmaking plant in Texas

Samsung is a leading semiconductor manufacturer largely because of its dominance in the memory chip market. The company has been investing heavily in its foundry operations for advanced logic chips as it wants to compete more effectively with TSMC. For Samsung, there's significant growth potential in utilizing its chipmaking expertise to produce logic chips like […]

By Adnan Farooqui
4 years ago

Coronavirus may dent Samsung’s global foundry market share in Q1

The coronavirus pandemic is causing havoc for all industries across the globe so it wouldn't be surprising to see Samsung taking a hit because of it as well. The company has already had to shut down a smartphone factory in South Korea multiple times due to confirmed infection cases. A new report predicts that Samsung's […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

Qualcomm reluctant to give Samsung access to its premium chipset design

The dynamic between major chipset manufacturers seems to be shifting constantly. In recent news, Samsung's foundry business performed very well this year, yet it might find itself in a difficult position as Qualcomm has reportedly decided to keep its most premium chipset solution away from Samsung's hands. The Snapdragon 865 was initially thought to be […]

By Mihai Matei
5 years ago

Samsung to make chips for China’s Baidu in notable first partnership

Samsung makes chips for a lot of different companies like Qualcomm and Intel. It has never had such a partnership with Baidu before, the company that's often referred to as China's Google. However, it was announced today that Samsung will now be making chips for Baidu. The Korean giant will be manufacturing Baidu's new cloud-to-edge […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

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