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Samsung PM9E1 SSD enters mass production with extra anti-forgery measures

Samsung's bonkers PM9E1 SSD, boasting industry-leading performance, has entered mass production, the company confirmed to us today. The PM9E1 was first announced at the beginning of August but it is now being securely shipped out of Samsung's semiconductor factories. More on that later. Performance-wise, Samsung says the PM9E1 is the industry's most powerful PC SSD. […]

By Mihai Matei
4 weeks ago

Samsung’s HBM3E chips reportedly clear Nvidia’s tests, crossing major milestone

Samsung has been having problems getting its HBM chips cleared by Nvidia. A few weeks ago, the company's HBM3 chips received Nvidia's certification for the Chinese market. Now, Reuters is reporting that Samsung's HBM3E (fifth-generation HBM) chips have received Nvidia's certification, clearing a major milestone. Samsung's 8-layer HBM3E chips reportedly receive Nvidia certification A new […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung to unveil new industry-leading storage chips today

Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip maker, has revealed that it will unveil the world's fastest and highest-capacity storage chips today. The company will unveil its new products, aligned with the AI boom, at the Flash Memory Summit (FMS) 2024 event in the USA. Samsung's to bring new storage chips to support AI boom At […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Chinese firms have been stockpiling Samsung’s HBM chips for months

Samsung was in a spot of worry a few months ago, as its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips hadn't received Nvidia's certification for months. A few weeks ago, Samsung's HBM3 chips reportedly received Nvidia's certification for the Chinese market. However, even before the certification, Chinese firms had been reportedly stockpiling Samsung's HBM chips for months. Chinese […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung’s new smartphone memory chip is as thin as a fingernail

Samsung has unveiled the world's thinnest LPDDR5X DRAM chip, which is just 0.65mm thin, or as thin as a fingernail. This chip is made for high-end smartphones, which typically have an onboard neural processing unit (NPU) for on-device AI processing. Samsung's newest LPDDR5X DRAM is just 0.65mm thin, making it the world's thinnest in its […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Samsung’s chip boss tore employees a new one in unusually harsh memo

It's unusual to hear about leaders at Samsung providing sharp criticism to entire departments even as the company faces headwinds in many of its crucial business segments. The business culture there is different compared to what we're used to in the west, which is why an unusually harsh memo written by the head of Samsung's […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 months ago

Samsung’s HBM memory chip sales rise by 50% at a crucial time

Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip maker, faced the worst period in its history last year. It faced losses due to a slump in the memory segment and lower memory chip prices. It also faced difficulties in selling its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to Nvidia, the biggest AI firm. However, its worst days are over, […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Samsung’s profit rises 14.5x amid AI chip boom

After announcing its revenue estimates earlier this month, Samsung has announced its financial results for the second quarter of this year. The South Korean firm reported a 23.42% rise in revenue and a meteoric rise of 1,458% in operating profit in Q2 2024 compared to last year. These better-than-expected numbers are due to the rise […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Samsung Foundry collaborates with Synposys to optimize 2nm chips

Synopsys has announced that its design flow tools and intellectual property (IP) are ready for Samsung Foundry's 2nm fabrication process. Samsung recently announced that it will be ready for the mass production of 2nm semiconductor chips next year and that this process will be further improved in 2027. Synopsys' design tools are certified for Samsung […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung will be ready to make 2nm mobile chips in 2025

Samsung Foundry unveiled its updated semiconductor chip process roadmap today. During the ongoing SFF 2024 expo in the US, the South Korean semiconductor chip giant unveiled its process roadmap for 2nm and 3nm chips and plans for specialized nodes for AI and automotive chips. Samsung Foundry plans to make 2nm chips in 2025 and 1.4nm […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung could announce plans for 1nm chips next month

Samsung Foundry could announce its plans for 1nm chips next month during its SAFE Forum event in the USA. According to Taiwanese media, the South Korean firm is also expected to announce mass production plans for 2nm chips during the event. Samsung could start production of 1nm chips as soon as 2026 Samsung Foundry is […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

New Samsung Semiconductor chief calls for unity among employees

A couple of weeks ago, Samsung appointed a new head of its semiconductor chip business. Jun Young-hyun, who is now heading the South Korean firm's most important business arm, has called for unity among employees to stay on top of the competition. Jun Young-hyun, Samsung Device Solutions' new chief, calls for unity between employees and […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung replaces its semiconductor chip boss amid hightened competition in AI era

Amid heightened competition in the semiconductor chip business, Samsung has appointed Jun Young-hyun as the new head of the Samsung Device Solutions (DS) business arm. He replaces Kyung Kye-hyun, who became the head of the company's chip division two years ago. This replacement is highly unusual as Samsung usually reshuffles the heads of its business […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Samsung profit jumps 933% to $4.8 billion in Q1 2024, beating estimates

Samsung has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of this year, a few weeks after revealing revenue estimates. The company revealed that its revenue rose 13% compared to Q1 2023, while its profit skyrocketed nearly 10x (933%) compared to the year earlier. Samsung's profit jumps nearly 10x in Q1 2024, thanks to strong […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Samsung’s profit rises by 931% in Q1 2024 as chip sales recover

Samsung has been struggling over the past couple of years, especially due to its most important product: memory chips. However, things now seem to be improving financially, as the company has reported a huge rise in its profit. Earlier today, Samsung revealed its earnings guidance for Q1 2024. Samsung's profit rises 931% on the back […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

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