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Samsung profit grows 931% to €4.51 billion

Samsung profit grows 931% to €4.51 billion

Increased demand for NAND and DRAM processors is a significant driver of higher profits for the first quarter of this year. The South Korean tech giant estimates profits to be 6.6 trillion Korean won (€4.51 billion). According to expectations, this represents an increase of 931 per cent compar... Read more

date20 days ago
SK hynix to invest almost €11 billion in new chip factory

SK hynix to invest almost €11 billion in new chip factory

SK hynix plans to invest €10.9 billion in constructing a new chip factory in South Korea. The construction of the M15X chip factory in the city of Cheongju will begin in October. The plant is scheduled to open in 2025. SK hynix is simultaneously drawing up construction plans for a later M17X e... Read more

date2 years ago
Micron to invest $40 billion in US chip manufacturing

Micron to invest $40 billion in US chip manufacturing

The move amounts to the largest ever investment in US memory manufacturing. This week Micron announced that it would invest $40 billion through the end of the decade to build leading-edge memory manufacturing in multiple phases in the US. With the anticipated grants and credits made possible by ... Read more

date2 years ago
Memory chip prices fall after COVID surge

Memory chip prices fall after COVID surge

Prices have dropped by almost a third from their highs during the pandemic. Memory chip prices saw a giant rise throughout the pandemic. Now, prices have come down to levels that suggest the demand boom is likely over, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The average contract pri... Read more

date2 years ago
Analysts predict semiconductor sales to reach $680 billion

Analysts predict semiconductor sales to reach $680 billion

After the record-breaking sales of semiconductors in 2021, the sales are expected to be 11% higher at $680.6 billion this year Analyst house IC Insights predicted that chip sales would break another in 2020. Following the billion-dollar sales of semiconductors in 2021, this year is expected to f... Read more

date2 years ago
Xian lockdown could harm memory chip manufacturing

Xian lockdown could harm memory chip manufacturing

The lockdown in Xian is affecting memory chip manufacturing facilities hampering global supply Samsung and Micron are the largest manufacturers of memory chips in the world. They supply memory chips worldwide, but with the recent rise of Covid-19, there is a chance that the Chinese city of Xian ... Read more

date2 years ago
SK Hynix starts using EUV in DRAM production

SK Hynix starts using EUV in DRAM production

SK Hynix announced on Monday that it began producing 10-nm 8GB LPPDR4 mobile DRAM this month. The South Korean giant added that it was applying the extreme ultraviolet process in its production of the latest chip. The latest chip is the first time that SK Hynix has applied EUV in its DRAM produc... Read more

date3 years ago
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