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 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 and its labor union bury the hatchet, sign a new wage agreement

Samsung Electronics and its labor union have signed a new wage agreement based on negotiations reached last week. The agreement gives workers in the company’s semiconductor division, Samsung Device Solutions, a substantial bonus package while helping Samsung avoid potential disruptions to chip production. Samsung Electronics announced today that it had officially signed the new wage […]

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Samsung is on track with the development of 1.4nm chips

Earlier today, Samsung Electronics detailed its earnings figures for the first quarter (Q1) of this year. Nearly 94 percent of the company’s profits came from its semiconductor chip business. In its press release, the South Korean firm also outlined plans for its chip division, revealing that it is on track with the development of 1.4nm […]

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Samsung’s profit surged 8x in Q1 2026, driven by AI data center boom

Samsung announced today that its revenue reached KRW 133 trillion (around $100 billion) during the first quarter (Q1) of this year, while its operating profit stood at KRW 57.2 trillion (around $43 billion). That marks an eightfold increase compared to its profit in Q1 2025. This strong performance was driven by solid sales of the […]

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Samsung may have improved its 2nm chip yields significantly

Last year, Samsung’s semiconductor manufacturing division, Samsung Foundry, introduced its second-generation 2nm fabrication process, known as SF2P. As the first in the industry to do so, the South Korean tech giant drew interest from several technology-focused companies looking to have their chipsets manufactured on SF2P, including Tesla. However, even in the second half of last […]

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Exynos 1680 chip goes official with faster performance and AI

Samsung has announced the Exynos 1680, its most advanced mid-range smartphone chip yet. It succeeds last year’s Exynos 1580 chip and brings faster performance, improved efficiency, and a more modern connectivity feature set. The chip is expected to power the upcoming Galaxy A57. Exynos 1680 has five high-performance CPU cores and a more powerful GPU […]

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Samsung to invest nearly $74 billion this year in factories and R&D

Samsung Electronics revealed earlier today that it plans to invest KRW 110 trillion (around $74 billion) in factories and research and development (R&D) this year. Most of this investment will go toward artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor facilities, helping the company prepare for the ongoing AI boom. This investment is 21.7 percent higher than last year, […]

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AMD will use Samsung’s HBM4 chips in its next-generation AI GPUs

AMD and Samsung have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes the use of Samsung’s sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chips in AMD’s next-generation AI GPUs. The agreement was signed during AMD CEO Lisa Su’s visit to Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. During her first business trip to South Korea since becoming […]

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AMD will use Samsung’s HBM4 chips in its next-generation AI GPUs

AMD and Samsung have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes the use of Samsung’s sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chips in AMD’s next-generation AI GPUs. The agreement was signed during AMD CEO Lisa Su’s visit to Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. During her first business trip to South Korea since becoming […]

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