Google moves further away from Samsung for Pixel hardware

When Google revamped its Pixel smartphone series in 2021, it introduced a completely new design language and used several Samsung hardware components. However, the company began moving away from Samsung last year, and the Pixel 11 series will reportedly use one fewer component from its longtime South Korean partner. According to new reports, the Pixel […]

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Samsung could use third-party display components in some Galaxy S27 phones

Samsung usually uses in-house display driver ICs (DDIs) in its high-end Galaxy S and Galaxy Z series phones. However, due to rising component costs, especially memory chips, Samsung MX (Mobile eXperience) is reportedly considering using third-party DDIs in some Galaxy S27 series models. According to a report from ZDNet Korea, Samsung’s smartphone division is considering […]

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Samsung could make more profit in 2026 than over past 40 years combined

Samsung Electronics could post its biggest-ever profit this year. The company’s executives have expressed optimism about achieving record-high profits in the second quarter (Q2) as well as for the full year (FY) 2026. Riding the ongoing AI boom, the company could generate more operating profit this year than its cumulative operating profit over the past […]

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Samsung is using a co-design approach to optimize its next-gen 2nm chips

Samsung recently showcased its next-generation 2nm semiconductor fabrication process at its SAFE Forum 2026 event in South Korea. The company also explained how it is working with several partners to optimize chip manufacturing technology from the earliest stages of chip design. Samsung’s next-gen 2nm chips are being optimized using the DTCO approach During the SAFE […]

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Samsung hit with another lawsuit from a patent troll claiming 10 display patents

Samsung is facing yet another patent troll in the US. This time, the South Korean firm is facing allegations of infringing display-related patents owned by Tau Ceti Ventures LLC. The company claims Samsung used its core LED and MicroLED patents without obtaining a license. South Korean publication The Biz reports that Tau Ceti Ventures LLC, […]

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Samsung’s HBM4 revenue surpasses $1 billion amid booming AI demand

On February 12, 2026, Samsung started mass producing its sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip, HBM4, a feat no other company in the industry had accomplished at the time. Since then, the brand’s HBM4 chip has been in immense demand, especially by companies making hardware for processing AI tasks. Now, the company has reached a major […]

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It’s not just Samsung, Tim Cook warns higher prices are unavoidable

Samsung recently increased its phone and tablet prices in the USA, and there is little reason to believe things will return to normal anytime soon. Higher prices could become the new reality for consumer electronics, and future Galaxy devices may cost even more. Samsung isn’t alone. The entire industry is feeling the pressure. In a […]

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Samsung said to be making next-generation Neuralink brain chip

Samsung is getting closer to Elon Musk and his companies. After manufacturing multiple chips for Tesla’s electric vehicles, AI servers, and humanoid robots, Samsung has reportedly started working on next-generation brain implant chips for another Elon Musk company, Neuralink. According to a report from Hankyung, Samsung Foundry has begun research and development on Neuralink’s fourth-generation […]

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Samsung office in Korea raided over insider trading allegations

Samsung Electronics’ office in South Korea was reportedly raided by prosecutors yesterday over allegations of insider trading by employees of a robotics firm that Samsung acquired last year. Samsung acquired Rainbow Robotics in 2025, and it is being alleged that employees of that robotics firm used insider information related to the upcoming acquisition to gain […]

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