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April 08, 2024
Taiwan quake may push up memory chip prices in Q2: analysts
...the suspension of DRAM pricing, with a reassessment of post-disaster losses to restart negotiations for second-quarter contract prices. Opting to wait and see the market direction, market leaders Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have also halted their pricing, although neither supplier...
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April 05, 2024
Samsung Electronics anticipates tenfold profit surge in Q1 amid chip market rebound
Samsung Electronics predicted a more than tenfold increase in its operating profit for the the January-March period, signaling a dramatic resurgence in its semiconductor business on rebounding demand...amsung’s quarterly revenue has topped the 70 trillion won mark since the fourth quarte...
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April 05, 2024
Samsung Electronics expects tenfold jump in Q1 profit as chip demand rebounds
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said Friday its operating profit for the first quarter is estimated to have shot up more than tenfold on rebounding demand for memory chips, beating market...arter operating profit of 6.6 trillion won ($4.9 billion), up 931.3 percent from a year...
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April 04, 2024
SK hynix to build $3.87b chip packaging plant in Indiana
...rnment there. SK hynix has also reportedly applied for semiconductor production subsidies from the US government, according to industry sources and media reports. Bloomberg recently reported that Samsung Electronics, which invested $17 billion to build a new plant in Taylor, Texas, wil...
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April 03, 2024
Samsung Electronics to release new products globally at same time
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of home appliance innovations with the global launch of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products in a bid to offer synchronizing c...ances for each distinct market. "We hold these media events in Paris and New York late...
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April 02, 2024
Korea urged to step up incentives for chipmakers
...through 2030. On the other hand, South Korea, home to the world's two largest memory chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, has been pointed out as lacking such direct support programs. The bi...akers is a corporate tax break for facility investment of 15 percent for large corpo...
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April 02, 2024
Biz community bids final farewell to late Chairman Cho Suck-rai
...an, China and other major economies, Cho played a prominent role in regional business associations, such as the Pacific Basin Economic Council and the Korea-U.S. Business Council. During his five-day mourning period, a number of South Korean political and business leaders, including Prime Minist...
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March 29, 2024
Daughter of late Samsung chairman becomes Samsung C&T president
Lee Seo-hyun, the second daughter of late Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee and the younger sister of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, is returning to the management as she takes the post of president at Samsung C&T. Samsung C&T, the construction ...
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March 29, 2024
Samsung opens AI TV experience zone in Singapore Changi Airport
Starting with Singapore, Samsung plans to make a sales push on AI TVs in the Southeast Asia and Oceania markets, the company said. “Based on our technologies that have led the global TV market for 1...connection experience to more consumers in those regions,” said Jo Sang-ho, president...
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March 25, 2024
How TV remote button shortcuts for streamers have led to major profit for Samsung, LG
... blue shortcut buttons with Netflix and Disney+ logos to fancier features and operating systems, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, the world’s top two TV makers, are pouring resources into conte...ng subscription fees have turned to avenues that offer TV content for the cost of w...
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March 22, 2024
US official notes Korean firms' move not to sell used chip equipment to China as 'encouraging'
...e PRC. Also, the governments of the Netherlands and Japan have announced and implemented controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment," he noted. Last week, the Financial Times reported that Samsung Electronics and SK hynix stopped selling their old chip producing equipment as Was...
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March 21, 2024
US unveils some $20 bln in grants, loans to Intel
...he Department of Commerce has reached a preliminary agreement with Intel to provide up to $8.5 billion in grants and $11 billion in loans under the CHIPS and Science Act, it said, as South Korea's Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing are also expected to win grants...
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March 20, 2024
Samsung Electronics sees high economic uncertainty, new opportunity in AI
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips, said Wednesday that macroeconomic uncertainties are expected to be high this year but vowed to embrace a new opportunity in the rise of... be increased through next-generation technological innovations, such as the full-scale...
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March 19, 2024
Samsung-LG rivalry renewed in all-in-one washer
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are seen to be renewing their decadeslong competition in the home appliance market with their first all-in-one washer-dryer machines, which combined the two ful...d efficiently, according to Samsung. LG's Tromm model weighs 95 kilograms, s...
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March 19, 2024
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to release high-voltage MLCCs for EVs
Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on Tuesday the launch of its latest high-voltage MLCCs tailored for electric vehicles, in response to surging demand from global automotive component manufacturers...-Layer Ceramic Capacitors, play a crucial role in regulating the consistent flow of cur...
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March 18, 2024
Samsung C&T shareholders vote down activists' dividend hike proposal
...fails" to reflect the company's increasing profit. “Dividends are paid out of affiliate income. Samsung C&T pays dividends out of the dividends it gains from the affiliates. But normally, companies p...st year. Shareholder return also remained stagnant in the past decade, even as list...
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March 16, 2024
Major shifts among top market cap stocks on the KOSPI
...n the rankings of Celltrion (from 12th to 8th), Shinhan Financial Group (from 18th to 15th), and Samsung Life Insurance (from 21st to 19th), showing significant upward momentum. Conversely, concerns ...f last year to 18th this month, while Naver slipped 3 spots from 9th to 12th. On the...
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March 15, 2024
Samsung Electronics' unionized workers threaten first-ever strike
Samsung Electronics could face its first-ever labor strike, as unionized workers have secured the right to legally conduct a walkout after wage talks between management and labor have fallen through,...en brought the dispute to the labor commission for arbitration. The labor-management c...
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March 15, 2024
Samsung Electronics to receive $6b subsidy in US
The US Department of Commerce is poised to grant Samsung Electronics subsidies exceeding $6 billion, according to a news report Friday. “The US plans to award more than $6 billion to Samsung Electro... initiatives. Further details are emerging regarding the support for other ...
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March 13, 2024
Nvidia soars in AI boom, Samsung, TSMC struggle – Uncovering the why
...s patterns. As a result, TSMC has maintained a conservative Q1 earnings forecast of $18 billion to $18.8 billion amid the AI semiconductor surge. In contrast to TSMC's specialized foundry focus, Samsung Electronics, an Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM) with diverse memory and syste...