Despite market uncertainty from Trump’s tariff threats and its HBM3E progress with NVIDIA, Samsung reported a better-than-expected first-quarter operating profit on Tuesday, driven by strong memory chip sales and solid smartphone demand, according to Reuters. Samsung, currently reorganizing its...

Li Hong, CEO of CR Micro Stepped down On April 3, China Resources Microelectronics Limited ("CR Micro") announced a personnel change: the company's director and president, Li Hong, has resigned from all his positions due to personal reasons. Following his resignation, he will no longer hold any r...

According to Business Korea, which cites analyst forecasts, if the U.S. enacts a 25% tariff on semiconductors, it could lead to a 4.3% drop in revenue for Korean chipmaking companies. The report points out that though the direct impact on overall revenue is relatively limited—estimated at jus...

The surge in AI and the rapid growth of large data centers are driving a sharp increase in electricity demand across the U.S.. However, according to a report from Anue, citing the Wall Street Journal, U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum could worsen the existing transformer...

As memory giants prepare for price hikes, Samsung is joining the trend, following in the footsteps of Micron and SanDisk. According to South Korean media outlet Pulse, Samsung Electronics is set to hike DRAM and NAND flash prices by 3 to 5%, with negotiations already underway with global clients. ...