Facing rising pressure from Chinese rivals, Samsung has reportedly told clients it will phase out production of 1z nm 8Gb LPDDR4, with the line reaching End of Life (EOL) in April, according to Commercial Times. As noted by Commercial Times, Samsung’s move has been in the pipeline for months, a...

As EUV machines are now essential for pushing sub-2nm chips into mass production in the angstrom era, partnerships with ASML remain a key industry focus. However, according to etnews, ASML and Samsung appear to have dropped plans for their joint EUV research center in Hwaseong, as ASML has begun sel...

Following market rumors that Samsung may slow down its U.S. investment and further delay the timetable for its Taylor plant to 2027, a latest report from KXAN suggests that Samsung pushed back, claiming it still aims to start operations by the end of 2026. According to South Korean media outlet T...

As the U.S. gears up to announce new tariffs on semiconductor products, anxiety is mounting among South Korean memory firms like Samsung and SK hynix. According to Sisa Journal and Asia Business Daily, both manufacture key memory semiconductors—including NAND and DRAM—in China, with their NAND p...

Ahead of any official chip duties announced by Washington, the China Semiconductor Industry Association advised last Friday that the origin of integrated circuits should be determined by where the wafer is fabricated, whether packaged or not. Under these rules, according to ijiwei, chips fabricated ...