Amid a sharp memory price surge, Samsung is poised for a record-breaking first quarter, projecting that Q1 earnings will exceed its full-year profit from last year, as highlighted by Reuters. According to its April 7 press release, cited by the Chosun Daily, preliminary revenue soared 68% year-on-ye...

As per a report by The Elec, Samsung’s 8-inch gallium nitride (GaN) production line is now ready for operation. Samsung Electronics previously announced in 2023 that its power semiconductor wafer fab would begin mass production in 2025, which is behind schedule in fact. The latest industry upda...

Samsung Electronics is reportedly moving to offload idle equipment as part of efforts to optimize NAND flash operations at its Xi’an, China fab. According to Global Economic, citing sources, the company has recently launched a public bidding process to sell unused semiconductor tools from its faci...

Samsung’s Exynos 2600 is reportedly facing challenges in power efficiency. According to Chosun Biz, tests conducted under identical conditions comparing the chip with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 revealed a battery life gap of up to 28%. While overall performance between the two is consid...

Please note that this article cites information from Commercial Times, The Elec and TSMC. As GPU designs evolve toward denser chip-to-chip connectivity and faster data rates, optical transmission is taking on a bigger role. Foundry giants are also moving in, with TSMC’s COUPE silicon photonics p...