Market chatter has been circulating that Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee made a discreet visit to Taiwan last week, reportedly aiming to secure foundry orders for IC design major MediaTek from TSMC. However, at MediaTek’s shareholder meeting on May 29, TechNews and Liberty Times, citing CE...

Just months after rolling out HBM4 shipments in early 2026, Samsung has begun providing samples of the industry’s first 12-layer HBM4E to major global partners, according to the company’s latest press release. Given that HBM4 shares the same 1c DRAM process and 4nm base die architecture as HB...

Memory giants are focusing on process transitions rather than simply pursuing aggressive capacity expansion, as they accelerate the phase-out of legacy products and shift toward more advanced NAND offerings. According to Sisa Journal, Samsung, after beginning 8th-generation V-NAND (V8) production in...

Samsung may be pivoting its GaN power semiconductor strategy. According to The Elec, the company is expected to prioritize foundry services amid comparatively stronger demand, rather than device sales, where it has reportedly struggled to attract customers. Sources say Samsung Electronics failed ...

Micron is reportedly hiring Seoul-based HBM design architects as Samsung faces ongoing labor-management tensions. According to Business Korea, sources say Micron recently launched recruitment efforts in Korea for HBM design roles, including “Staff HBM Design Architect” and “Principal HBM Desig...