Sources: Nintendo picked Samsung to produce the Switch 2's main chips, aiming to sell 20M+ units by March 2026, a key win for Samsung as it competes with TSMC
Securing a contract for one of the summer's hottest new gadgets will likely help lift utilization or boost business for the Korean conglomerate's chip foundries.
The National Samsung Electronics Union, representing ~28K workers, plans its first ever strike after wage negotiations, ongoing since the start of 2024, stalled
- The union is largest among several at the Korean company — Samsung has been playing catchup in memory chips for AI
A look at South Korea's AI industry, one of the world's most competitive and diverse, as startups train on Korean language and culture to compete with US giants
While they lag behind their U.S. counterparts, their focus on non-English languages could help loosen the American grip on artificial intelligence.
Samsung plans to cut memory chip production to a “meaningful level” after estimating that its Q1 operating profit fell 95%+ YoY to ~$450M, its lowest since 2009
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South Korea's national statistics office: semiconductor shipments from South Korean chipmakers fell 22.7% YoY in July 2022, the first drop in almost three years
Sam Kim / Bloomberg : Tweets: @samkimasia Tweets: Sam Kim / @samkimasia : Trouble may be brewing for world semiconductor market, as Korean chipmakers report declining shipments and mounting inventori...
How Netflix succeeded in South Korea, including by developing ideas considered too risky for broadcasters and licensing local content overseas
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