South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Thursday that its operating profits soared 277 per cent year on year to US$6.6 billion, but missed expectations as it struggled to leverage demand for chips used in artificial intelligence servers. The world’s largest memory chipmaker posted an operating profit of 9.18 trillion won (US$6.6 billion) “largely due to one-off … Read more
Global semiconductor manufacturers are monitoring supplies of high-purity quartz, a material critical to the industry, after Hurricane Helene halted production at two North Carolina mines that produce most of the world’s supply. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix said they also do not expect repercussions. TSMC supplier Topco Scientific Co, which processes quartz, said … Read more
China significantly increased the import of South Korean chips in the first half of 2024, according to data from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the two memory chip giants. Samsung reported an 82 per cent rise in revenue from China year on year to 32.35 trillion won (US$24.1 billion) in the first six months of … Read more
This is easily the nerdiest thing I’ve ever written, but I’m a sucker for external SSDs. Seriously. I love the idea of tiny devices that can store a massive amount of data. They’re so versatile for gamers, allowing you to set up portable emulation, take your Steam library on the go, or even just expand … Read more
Samsung Electronics reported its fastest pace of net income growth since 2010 after the artificial intelligence boom lifted earnings at its semiconductor division. The world’s largest maker of memory and smartphones posted a six-fold surge in net income to 9.64 trillion won (US$6.96 billion) in the June quarter, versus the average analysts’ projection for 7.97 … Read more
ASML dominates the global market for lithography systems, complex tools that use lasers to help create the tiny circuitry of semiconductors. It is the only maker of lithography systems using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths, needed by TSMC to make the most complex processors for smartphones and AI chips. Christophe Fouquet took over as president and … Read more
Micron’s fiscal fourth-quarter sales will be US$7.4 billion to US$7.8 billion, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. While the average analyst estimate was US$7.58 billion, some projections were above US$8 billion. Profit will be about US$1.08 a share, minus certain items, versus a projection of US$1.02. Though Micron is getting a boost from … Read more
“Memory chips are experiencing a significant impact from the rise of AI, with the main driver currently being the demand for HBM in data centres, but not yet from smartphones,” Simon Woo, managing director and coordinator of Asia-Pacific Technology Research at BofA Securities, told the South China Morning Post on Friday. That is projected to … Read more
ASML and Tokyo Electron machines are used to produce dynamic random access memory dies, which are stacked together to make HBM chips. The United States’ Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, Alan Estevez, oversees the country’s export controls. Photo: Getty Images The Biden administration has tried for years to limit China’s ability to … Read more
With its latest flagship smartphone, Huawei Technologies has pushed ahead in cramming in ever more China-made components, according to a recent tear-down analysis of the Pura 70 line, as the tech giant looks to overcome US sanctions and go head-to-head with Apple on its home turf. The Pura 70, 70 Pro, 70 Pro Plus and … Read more
