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The affected mining operations in North Carolina account for more than 80 per cent of the world’s supply of commercial high-purity quartz. Photo: Shutterstock

TSMC, Samsung, other chip makers monitor quartz supply after hurricane shut mines

Hurricane Helene halted production at two US mines that produce most of the world’s supply of high-purity quartz, a material critical to making semiconductors.

Hurricane Helene halted production at two US mines that produce most of the world’s supply of high-purity quartz, a material critical to making semiconductors

4 Oct 2024 - 5:35AM

Samsung Music Frame or Ikea Symfonisk frame? A pros and cons breakdown

1 Oct 2024 - 11:15AMvideocam

Intel rebuffs Arm after British firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

27 Sep 2024 - 2:52PM

Huawei heats up global smartwatch market with launch of new GT 5 series

Huawei’s latest product launch reflects the US-sanctioned firm’s efforts to boost revenue, as demand for advanced smartwatches rises in 2024.

25 Sep 2024 - 6:07PM

Huawei Technologies’ new Watch GT 5 series features a slimmer design, improved battery life, TruSense health-monitoring system and women’s health tracking. Photo: Huawei

Xiaomi asks India to recall antitrust report over commercial secrets

Xiaomi says an investigation report on Flipkart contains sensitive business data on the smartphone firm that was not redacted, sources say.

23 Sep 2024 - 4:34PM

India accuses Samsung, Xiaomi of colluding with Amazon, Flipkart

Smartphone companies violated competition laws by giving preference to select sellers, prioritising listings, and offering steep discounts.

14 Sep 2024 - 7:22PM

China’s chip making shows progress with new EUV patent despite US sanctions

The patent from Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment is still under review, but producing EUV tools in China would break a monopoly held by ASML.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:45PM

Visitors walk past the Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) booth during Semicon China, a trade fair for the semiconductor industry, on June 29, 2023. Photo: Reuters

‘Tip of the iceberg’? China-linked tech theft triggers outcry in South Korea

Experts warn that the Samsung case threatens South Korea’s economic security amid rising US-China tensions in the global chip market.

13 Sep 2024 - 1:46PM

Former Samsung staff arrested for allegedly stealing tech for China

South Korean police says the two people leaked memory technologies to Chinese officials trying to replicate a semiconductor factory.

11 Sep 2024 - 10:34AM

Samsung said to slash 8% of sales team in mainland China amid weak performance

This marks the start of a broader restructuring that would potentially cut up to 30 per cent of Samsung’s mainland workforce by next year.

4 Sep 2024 - 8:02PM

Shoppers at a Samsung Electronics store, next to other smartphone retailers, inside the Xidan Joy City Shopping Centre in Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers to boost overseas chip-making amid tariff fears

The world’s third largest provider of silicon wafers is expanding factories in the US and Europe, with CEO Doris Hsu raising concerns of a ‘special tariff’.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:55PMvideocam

GlobalWafers is expanding its manufacturing capacity in six of the nine countries where it operates. Photo: Shutterstock

Honor beats Samsung as top foldable phone brand in west Europe

The Huawei spin-off took that crown for the first time in western Europe, the second-largest foldable handset market after China.

2 Sep 2024 - 9:00PM

South Korea seeks US incentives to curb semiconductor exports to China

South Korea is among a handful of semiconductor powerhouses that face a potential US ban on exports to China of state-of-the-art chips.

2 Sep 2024 - 4:53PMvideocam

China is snapping up S Korean chips amid US sanctions fears

Samsung’s chip sales to China increased 82 per cent in the first half, and SK’s increased 122 per cent, as companies stockpile semiconductors.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:58PMvideocam

Sticks of double data rate (DDR) 5 memory produced by Samsung Electronics pictured on April 5, 2023. Photo: Bloomberg

Xiaomi gains share in Latin America, Japan, India amid smartphone war in China

Xiaomi shipped 6.2 million handsets to Latin America last quarter, ranking behind market leader Samsung’s shipments of 10.2 million units.

12 Aug 2024 - 8:00PM

Xiaomi has regained the top position in India, the world’s second-largest smartphone market. Photo: AFP

Xiaomi uses Google’s Gemini AI model on flagship smartphone for overseas markets

The Xiaomi 15-series Android smartphone will integrate Gemini for its release outside mainland China later this year.

9 Aug 2024 - 6:30PM

China’s chip imports surge as firms stockpile ahead of fresh US restrictions

Semiconductor imports totalled 308.1 billion units, worth about US$212 billion, in the first seven months of 2024, according to customs data.

7 Aug 2024 - 9:00PM

US considers new curbs on China’s access to AI memory chips

Measures are meant to prevent Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung from supplying Chinese firms with high bandwidth memory chips for AI programmes.

1 Aug 2024 - 5:20AMvideocam

The Micron offices in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters

Samsung profit surges most in years after chip arm recovery

Samsung Electronics reported its fastest pace of net income growth since 2010 after the artificial intelligence boom lifted earnings at its semiconductor division.

31 Jul 2024 - 11:23AM

Huawei plans tri-fold smartphone as Apple weighs foldable iPhone, reports say

Apple is reportedly working on a clamshell-style foldable smartphone for release as soon as 2026, while Huawei prepares a dual-hinged foldable for production.

25 Jul 2024 - 7:00AM

Smart home integration: how Samsung and LG are leading the pack with AI

AI and wireless technology are taking seamless integration and control of smart home platforms and mobile apps to the next level

24 Jul 2024 - 12:00PM

AI and wireless technology are together taking seamless integration and control of smart home platforms, from vacuums and fans to entertainment solutions like these Kef LS60 Wireless Royal Blue speakers. Photos: Handout

Xiaomi, Vivo share top spot in India’s smartphone market in second quarter

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is back on top in India after losing its crown in the world’s second-largest handset market 18 months ago, but has to share the leaderboard with rival Vivo.

18 Jul 2024 - 10:53PM

Customers inspect Xiaomi smartphones at the company’s store in Gurgaon, India. Photo: AFP

Samsung-ByteDance AI pact and Xiaomi heat up China’s foldable smartphone market

Major Android handset vendors are betting on foldable, artificial intelligence-powered models to compete with Apple ’s iPhone in the high-end segment of the smartphone market.

18 Jul 2024 - 7:05PM

US-sanctioned Huawei struggled as global smartphone sales plunged: executive

Huawei’s global smartphone shipments reached a low of 28.1 million units in 2022, down from more than 240 million units in 2019, as Washington tightened tech restrictions.

16 Jul 2024 - 9:00PM

Semiconductor tools firm ASML’s order book expected to benefit from AI chip boom

ASML’s latest quarterly results are the first under new chief executive Christophe Fouquet , who took over the reins at Europe’s biggest technology firm in April.

16 Jul 2024 - 2:48PM

Dutch firm ASML dominates the global market for lithography systems, complex tools that use lasers to help create the tiny circuitry of semiconductors. Photo: Shutterstock

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14 Jul 2024 - 9:00AM

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China’s Honor sees slim, AI-powered foldable smartphones driving premium market push

Honor expects on-device artificial intelligence and a slim design will differentiate its foldable smartphones against rival models from Huawei and Samsung.

12 Jul 2024 - 10:19PM

Can Samsung’s new smart ring help it regain the China market?

The Galaxy Ring, featuring on-device artificial intelligence, marks Samsung’s latest bid to challenge Apple’s lead in the global market for smart wearable devices.

11 Jul 2024 - 9:38PM

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Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is a key subsidiary of Samsung Group, a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It is the largest South Korean chaebol. Other key subsidiaries include Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T.

Chairman / President

Lee Jae-yong

CEO / Managing Director

Han, Jong Hee

CFO / Finance Director

Park Hark Kyu

Industry

Electronics, Technology, Semiconductors

Website

samsung.com

Headquarters address

129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Stock Code

KRX:005930

Year founded

1969

last updated:

30 September, 2024