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2026-05-29
www.chosun.com
2026-05-29
조선일보
By Seongmin K
Published 2026.05.30. 00:45
Samsung Electronics announced on the 29th that it had supplied samples of its 7th-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4E) with 12 layers to customers, a world first. HBM is an essential memory semiconductor used in AI accelerators and data centers for AI. Following its February announcement as the first in the semiconductor industry to begin mass produc
2026-05-29
www.thelec.net
2026-05-29
thelec.net
Synopex's CMP slurry filter. (Photo: Synopex)
Synopex has begun validation testing of its chemical filters on Samsung Electronics semiconductor production lines, moving beyond the research and development stage into on-site demonstration testing using customer equipment.
According to industry sources on May 29, Synopex is testing chemical filters designed for 10-nanometer-class semiconductor pro
2026-05-29
www.chosun.com
2026-05-29
조선일보
By Yoo Jane
Published 2026.05.29. 14:15
Updated 2026.05.29. 14:27
On the 28th afternoon, indices display on an electronic board at Hana Bank's dealing room in Jung-gu, Seoul. /Newsis
The market capitalization gap between South Korea’s leading semiconductor stocks, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, is rapidly narrowing. Amid expectations of expanding demand for artificial intelligence (AI) semico
2026-05-29
kfgo.com
2026-05-29
KFGO
By Heekyong Yang
SEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics on Friday said it started shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip to customers, pulling ahead of rivals in distributing a new version of the product critical to AI data centers and sending its shares higher.
The South Korean tech company said the new chip, the 12-layer HBM4E, is more than 20% faster than its
2026-05-29
wtvbam.com
2026-05-29
WTVB
By Heekyong Yang
SEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics on Friday said it started shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip to customers, pulling ahead of rivals in distributing a new version of the product critical to AI data centers and sending its shares higher.
The South Korean tech company said the new chip, the 12-layer HBM4E, is more than 20% faster than its
2026-05-29
whtc.com
2026-05-29
WHTC
By Heekyong Yang
SEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics on Friday said it started shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip to customers, pulling ahead of rivals in distributing a new version of the product critical to AI data centers and sending its shares higher.
The South Korean tech company said the new chip, the 12-layer HBM4E, is more than 20% faster than its
2026-05-29
digitimes.com
2026-05-29
Samsung Electronics has started shipping samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip, the 12-layer HBM4E, marking the industry's first delivery of the next-generation AI memory product, according to the company. The move underscores intensifying competition among memory suppliers as demand accelerates for higher-performance components used in AI computing systems.
2026-05-29
www.reuters.com
2026-05-29
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2026-05-29
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2026-05-29
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2026-05-28
digitimes.com
2026-05-28
Samsung Electronics is preparing to expand its foundry push into physical AI semiconductors through a chiplet platform developed with Cadence, targeting chips for robotics, automotive systems, drones, and industrial automation, ETNewsreported, citing industry sources.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics' 2026 tentative labor-management agreement is expected to pass after already surpassing an 86% voting participation rate within just three days. While the agreement has temporarily eased concerns over potential strikes, South Korea's semiconductor industry is increasingly worried that the newly expanded performance bonus structure, which guarantees employees a fixed percentage
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics' tentative 2026 wage agreement has cleared a union vote with 73.7% approval, moving a months-long labor dispute closer to settlement while exposing a deeper divide between workers in the company's chip and consumer electronics businesses, according to Korean media reports.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Samsung Electronics plans to invest VND39 trillion (approx. US$1.5 billion) in a new semiconductor testing facility in northern Vietnam, according to documents reviewed by Reuters,marking the company's first chip testing plant in the country as global memory demand surges amid the AI boom.
2026-05-26
digitimes.com
2026-05-26
Kioxia is targeting 2027 production of its 10th-generation BiCS 10 NAND, a move that could help the Japanese memory maker narrow its technology gap with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as the South Korean rivals delay investment in their own next-generation NAND technologies, according to ZDNet Korea.
2026-05-26
digitimes.com
2026-05-26
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will reportedly cut employee bonuses by 15%, prompting some employees to voice dissatisfaction on social media. They argued that while TSMC's profits have soared, the share allocated to employee bonuses has decreased rather than increased, with some employees threatening to follow Samsung Electronics' union with a strike to fight for their rights.
2026-05-26
digitimes.com
2026-05-26
Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to allocate much of its Pyeongtaek P4 cleanroom capacity to next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in 2027, a move that could tighten the supply of general-purpose DRAM as memory makers shift more production toward higher-value AI server products.
2026-05-26
digitimes.com
2026-05-26
The race to dominate next-generation NAND flash memory has long been measured in layers — and Samsung Electronics appears to be pulling ahead. The South Korean chipmaker has reportedly developed a 900-layer-class V-NAND prototype, a significant leap that brings the memory industry closer to the 1,000-layer threshold as chipmakers intensify efforts to pack more storage into smaller chips while cutt
2026-05-26
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2026-05-26
Korea JoongAng Daily
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2026-05-26
www.techtimes.com
2026-05-26
Tech Times
By Allen Lee
Published: May 25 2026, 16:47 PM EDT
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Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative wage agreement on May 20, 2026, averting an 18-day strike by approximately 48,000 workers at the world's largest memory chipmaker — but the deal has t
2026-05-25
www.chosun.com
2026-05-25
조선일보
By Park Ji-min
Published 2026.05.26. 00:52
Updated 2026.05.26. 05:35
Samsung Electronics employees pass through a cleanroom semiconductor production site. /Courtesy of Samsung Electronics
A tentative agreement between Samsung Electronics' labor and management to provide performance-based bonuses worth hundreds of millions of won is causing significant backlash. In particular, a nearly 100-fold g