From Meta to Samsung, global tech unleashes spending to chase AI
Memory manufacturers are reallocating production lines towards lucrative HBM to satisfy the needs of AI data centres The world’s largest tech firms show no signs of easing up on…
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Samsung to start production of HBM4 chips next month for Nvidia supply: source
Both Samsung and SK Hynix will announce their fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday Samsung Electronics plans to start production of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM)…
Samsung expects record Q4 operating profit, beating expectations
Samsung Electronics on Thursday projected a 208 per cent jump in fourth-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, beating analysts’ estimates as tight supply and a surge in artificial…
Samsung Electronics to buy 2.5 trillion won of its shares for employee compensation
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said it would acquire 2.5 trillion won (S$2.2 billion) worth of its own shares for employee and executive compensation. The shares will be acquired through…
US approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026: sources
Trump’s administration has been re-examining export controls that it thought were too relaxed under the Biden administration The US government has granted an annual licence to Samsung…
Samsung debuts its first trifold months ahead of folding iPhone
The company has outfitted the TriFold with its suite of Galaxy AI software features Samsung Electronics unveiled its first so-called trifold smartphone, flaunting its engineering prowess…
Retailers Unveil Black Friday Weekend TV Deals, With Sony, Samsung and LG Models Up to 57% Off
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Black Friday is one of the best times of the year…
Samsung Electronics expands beyond consumers to B2B in South-east Asia
The company’s offerings are gaining traction in sectors such as education and hospitality South-east Asia’s digitalisation represents an opportunity for Samsung Electronics to expand into…
Apple set to become world’s top phone maker, overtaking Samsung
The upcoming 2026 debut of a foldable iPhone and a budget-friendly iPhone 17e will both help sales Apple will retake its crown as the world’s largest smartphone maker for the first time in…
Samsung hikes memory chip prices by up to 60 per cent as shortage worsens: sources
[SEOUL/SINGAPORE] Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips, now in short supply due to the global race to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, by as…
Samsung hikes memory chip prices by up to 60% as shortage worsens: sources
The chip crunch has been so severe that it has spurred panic buying by some customers, according to industry executives and analysts [SEOUL/SINGAPORE] Samsung Electronics this month raised…
Samsung plans US$310 billion investment to power AI expansion
Five-year investment package includes plans to build a new semiconductor facility designed to meet the needs of memory-chip demands South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday…
Samsung SDI in talks with Tesla to supply energy storage batteries in deal worth over 3 trillion won
South Korea’s Samsung SDI said on Tuesday it is in talks to supply energy storage batteries to Tesla, in an order that Korean media said could be worth more than 3 trillion won (S$2.8…
Samsung hit with US$191.4 million US jury verdict in OLED patent trial, plans appeal
SAMSUNG Electronics owes patent owner Pictiva Displays US$191.4 million in damages for infringing two US patents covering organic light-emitting diode technology, a jury in Texas federal…
Nvidia announces AI partnership with South Korea’s government, Samsung and Hyundai
Silicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia plans to supply hundreds of thousands of its graphics processing units for projects with South Korean businesses and the government to advance the country’s…
Crunchyroll 24/7 Channel Launches on Samsung Smart TVs (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony-owned anime streamer Crunchyroll is debuting a 24/7 channel of curated fan-favorite series across Samsung Smart TVs beginning Wednesday. At launch, Samsung’s Crunchyroll Channel will…
Samsung Electronics family to sell 1.7 trillion won stake amid share rally
The company has secured supply deals with other major customers and expectations have risen that the company will be able to supply its latest high-bandwidth memory products to Nvidia The…
Samsung expects highest quarterly profit in over three years, lifted by AI chip demand
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday (Oct 14) projected a 32 per cent rise in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, beating analysts’ estimates by far, as demand for conventional…
Inside Twickenham’s Virtual Production Revolution With Samsung and Quite Brilliant: ‘We’re Waiting for AI to Catch Up With the Technology’ (EXCLUSIVE)
When Sunny Vohra acquired Twickenham Film Studios in 2012, he inherited more than just soundstages and post-production facilities. He became the custodian of a 113-year-old institution…
Huawei used TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix components in top AI chips: TechInsights
[WASHINGTON, DC] Huawei Technologies used advanced components from Asia’s largest technology firms in at least some of its leading Ascend AI processors, a research firm discovered during…
Samsung, SK Hynix to supply memory chips to OpenAI’s Stargate project
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have signed letters of intent to supply memory chips for OpenAI’s data centres, they said on Wednesday (Oct 1), as South Korean chipmakers join forces with…
US mulls annual China chip supply permits for Samsung, Hynix
The US is proposing annual approvals for exports of chipmaking supplies to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix’s factories in China, a compromise aimed at preventing disruptions to the global…
Samsung, SK Hynix sag after US revokes China chip gear permits
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares slid on Monday (Sep 1) after the Trump administration decided to make it harder for the world’s largest memory chipmakers to ship critical equipment…
US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China
THE United States is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorisations that allowed the companies to receive American…