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Samsung to make 2nm AI chips for Japanese firm Preferred Networks

Samsung has announced it will make 2nm semiconductor chips for Japanese AI firm Preferred Networks and offer advanced packaging for them. This announcement is in line with an earlier report that claimed the same. Samsung Foundry to make 2nm AI chips for preferred networks Samsung Foundry has finally received the first client for its 2nm […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Samsung launches its first high-capacity (61.44TB) SSD

Samsung, the world leader in memory and storage chips, has launched its first 60TB SSD. This high-capacity SSD is made for enterprise use and is not for general consumers. The company also says it is possible to make 120TB SSDs, thanks to its new controller. Samsung PM1743 is a 61.44TB SSD While Samsung is an […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Samsung’s profit surged 15x in Q2 2024, thanks to the AI boom

Samsung has had a rough couple of years, but the company has emerged with full force to ride the AI boom. The company revealed that it expects its Q2 2024 operating profit to surge 15x, thanks to strong sales of semiconductor chips. These figures are better than market estimates. Samsung's Q2 2024 profit could be […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 weeks ago

Samsung Semiconductor led Q1 2024 but Foundry was nowhere near TSMC

Although Samsung is far from leading the foundry market, the company's semiconductor business in Q1 2024 was in the best place imaginable. Market watchers say that Samsung was the top semiconductor player globally in Q1 2024, beating Nvidia, Intel, and others. First, the good news. According to Counterpoint Research, Samsung captured 1st place in the […]

By Mihai Matei
1 month ago

Samsung’s chip factory in Texas may not be ready until 2026

Samsung Electronics' semiconductor chip factory in Taylor, Texas, USA, reportedly won't be operational until 2026. The company had announced its plans to invest $17 billion to set up this chip factory, but it had to invest more as construction costs and other overheads have increased compared to the company's original plans. Samsung's chip factory in […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Bye-bye Exynos: Galaxy S25 series to be Snapdragon-only?

It was only a matter of time before rumors suggesting the next Galaxy S flagship may be powered exclusively by Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips started flowing in, and the floodgates have now opened. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, “Qualcomm will likely be the sole SoC supplier for the Samsung Galaxy S25.” The analyst attributes the lack of […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
1 month 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
2 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
2 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
2 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
3 months ago

Samsung is world’s first to start mass production of 1Tb 9th Gen. V-NAND chips

Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip maker, has announced it is the first brand to start mass-producing 1Tb TLC 9th Gen V-NAND flash chips. TLC refers to Triple Level Cell, and the new chips can store 3-bit data in one cell. Samsung becomes world's first brand to start mass production of 1Tb 9th Generation V-NAND […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Galaxy S25’s Exynos 2500 to be more efficient than Snapdragon 8 Gen 4

Samsung is developing the Exynos 2500 chipset, which it could offer with the Galaxy S25 series smartphones in some regions. Last year, the company confirmed that it would make the upcoming chipset on Samsung Foundry’s second-generation 3nm fabrication process, which is expected to offer better power efficiency than not only Samsung’s 4nm fabrication process that […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Samsung unveils world’s first 10.7Gbps LPDDR5X DRAM chip, designed for AI

Samsung, the world's biggest memory chip manufacturer, has unveiled its fastest LPDDR5X DRAM chip. The new chip can attain data transfer speeds of up to 10.7Gbps, higher than the 6.4Gbps LPDDR5X chip launched in 2021 and the 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X DRAM chip unveiled in 2022. Samsung's new LPDDR5X DRAM chips will be available in late 2024 […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung’s USB flash drives are now available in 512GB storage capacity

Samsung, the world leader in semiconductor memory, has announced the launch of higher storage capacity variants of its popular USB flash drives. The BAR Plus and FIT Plus USB flash drives will soon come in 512GB storage capacities, up from 256 GB earlier. They are great for those who carry a lot of media with […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Samsung gets $6.4 billion in incentives for its semiconductor chip plant in US

Last month, it was reported that Samsung could get a $6 billion grant from the US government to build advanced chip factories in the US. The US government has now officially announced that it is offering $6.4 billion in grants to Samsung Electronics for its chipmaking investments in Texas. Samsung will invest $44 billion to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

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