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TSMC’s Intel foundry deal could spell trouble for Samsung

Samsung's been struggling to catch up with TSMC in the lucrative contract chip manufacturing market. The Korean giant has been investing heavily in new foundry facilities to increase its capacity and technology, but there's a new deal on the horizon that might spell trouble for Samsung. TSMC holds the dominating market share while Samsung is […]

By Adnan Farooqui
54 mins ago

OpenAI reportedly chooses TSMC, not Samsung, to make its AI chips

Last week, Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in South Korea in a bid to create an open partnership in which the two companies help out each other. However, OpenAI appears to be planning to let TSMC, Samsung's primary rival, make its in-house AI chips. OpenAI's in-house 3nm AI chips […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 week ago

Early Exynos 2600 production test goes smoothly with 30% yield

While Samsung is reportedly optimizing the upcoming Exynos 2500 chip for a launch in the second half of 2025, the company is also working hard to improve the manufacturing process for the future Exynos 2600 solution. Reports say Samsung has achieved a higher-than-expected yield in an initial test run earlier this week. Samsung Foundry is […]

By Mihai Matei
2 weeks ago

Samsung regains top spot in global semiconductor chip ranking

Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip maker, came back strongly last year. After dropping to the second rank in 2023, the South Korean firm regained the top spot in the global semiconductor chip ranking in terms of revenue. Samsung's semiconductor chip revenue reached $66.5 billion in 2024 According to the latest figures from market research […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 weeks ago

Samsung boss meets OpenAI CEO, possibly for Project Stargate and AI collab

Samsung Electronics chief Jay Y. Lee reportedly met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Softbank Group head Masayoshi Son earlier today. During this meeting, the three executives discussed possible cooperation in the AI segment. This is Lee's first business meeting after getting freed from legal issues. Samsung could join OpenAI's Project Stargate for AI collaboration Amidst […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 weeks ago

In a bid to revive company, Samsung boss to meet OpenAI CEO

Many people believe that Samsung and its products have become stagnant these days. They miss the old Samsung that brought groundbreaking technologies and launched exciting (even if controversial) products. Well, we might see the old Samsung again as the company's chief, Jay Y. Lee, is trying to revive the company. Lee, who has been in […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 weeks ago

Samsung’s profit in Q4 2024 was higher but HBM issues persist

Earlier this month, Samsung published earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2024. It estimated its revenue to be 10% higher and operating profit to be more than double the numbers from the previous year. Today, the company has published its final earnings figures for Q4 2024. The company's revenue and profits rose in Q4 […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Samsung plans to make 2nm chips in USA to compete with TSMC

Samsung is building an advanced semiconductor chip plant in Taylor, Texas, in the USA. It spent billions on the plant and recently received $4.74 billion in incentives from the US government. It expects to start the mass production of chips at the plant in 2026 to compete with TSMC. Samsung could make 2nm chips in […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

As TSMC gets costly, Nvidia and Qualcomm look at Samsung for 2nm chips

Apple was expected to be the first to launch processors made using a 2nm process node. However, the company has reportedly postponed it due to the high pricing of getting 2nm chips made by TSMC. A report claims Nvidia and Qualcomm are now also looking at Samsung for their 2nm chips. To diversify supply chain, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung reportedly loses yet another 3nm chip deal from Qualcomm

Samsung was once a major player in the contract chip manufacturing space. It used to make semiconductor chips (application processors and GPUs) for several big-name brands, including Apple, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. However, Samsung has recently failed to bag orders from those brands. Specifically, it failed to get any contract for its 3nm chips. According to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Is Samsung’s next biggest threat its own government?

Samsung Foundry's struggles with advanced nodes, particularly 3nm, are well documented. They've enabled TSMC to run away with orders from some of the largest companies in the world while Samsung Foundry loses cash and has to shut production lines due to a lack of demand. While the company has recently taken some major steps to […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 months ago

The USA will award $4.74 billion to Samsung to make chips locally

Samsung will receive $4.745 billion in funding from the US Commerce Department to make advanced semiconductor chips locally. This funding comes under the USA's CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication facilities. Samsung will use $4.745 funding as a part of its $37 billion chip plants in Texas The US Commerce Department announced that […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Hyundai wants Samsung to make chips for its self-driving cars

Samsung's Foundry division has been struggling to win clients for its 3nm process, but the company's legacy processes are solid and continue to see considerable demand for customers. Samsung could soon win a significant order from a compatriot. According to reports, Hyundai is interested in having Samsung manufacture the chips needed for its self-driving cars. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 months ago

Samsung shares an ambitious plan to defeat TSMC and China

There has been a clear realization within Samsung Electronics that things can't remain as they are because the semiconductor division is getting absolutely chewed up. Given that it generates the bulk of its revenues and profits, the company most certainly needs the division to regain its competitive advantage. With this mind, Samsung recently made major […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 months ago

Samsung may have made a drastic change to its product roadmap

Samsung Foundry's product roadmap had laid out plans to start building 1.4nm semiconductor chips by 2027. However, it appears that a drastic change may have been made to the roadmap due to the ongoing issues with the 3nm process. Much has been written about Samsung's troubles with the 3nm process. The yield issue is said […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 months ago

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