In the semiconductor industry, having cutting-edge equipment to produce advanced chips is crucial to chipmakers' survival, particularly foundries th...

South Korea’s leading chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are at a crossroads, challenged by smaller rivals such as Micron Te...

Chip shortages have hit the memory segment of the industry and are likely to have a price impact on solid-state drives (SSDs), storage devices typic...

The global semiconductor shortage that has hit the automotive industry is also making its impact on major smartphone makers around the world.  ...

SK Hynix Inc., South Korea’s second-largest chipmaker, has started mass production of 18 gigabyte (GB) mobile DRAM, which offers the industry&...

Leading global chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. plans to unveil the industry’s smallest 0.7-micrometer pixel image sensor this year to enhance its pr...

Signs that the global DRAM market is entering a boom cycle are looming large with chip prices on an ascending trendline and major chipmakers spendin...

Samsung Electronics Co., a leading global foundry chipmaker, may begin operation of its leading-edge chip fabrication line earlier than scheduled to...

A severe cold snap in the US has taken another heavy toll on the global semiconductor industry, already reeling from tight supply exacerbated by a s...

A worldwide semiconductor shortage, which started with automotive chips, is getting worse, spreading to equipment makers and backend companies that ...

Samsung Electronics Co. is seeking tax breaks of $805.5 million from the US state of Texas in return for a new $17 billion chip plant, which the Sou...

Semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics Co. is looking for top talent amid an industry-wide push to recruit high-skilled workers to capitalize on th...

SK Hynix Inc. has completed the construction of its largest chip plant, which will use cutting-edge technology to produce memory semiconductors to m...

Samsung Electronics Co. was reported to be considering investing over $10 billion to build a new chip plant in the US. But the world’s top mem...

GM Korea Co., a subsidiary of US auto giant General Motors Co., is slashing production rates due to a component supply disruption, the latest sign t...

Samsung Electronics Co. has clinched its first order from Intel Corp. to manufacture Intel-designed chips, as the world’s top memory chipmaker...

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are unveiling a series of new solid-state drives (SSDs) to grab a greater share of the intensifying global...

Samsung Electronics Co. and other global foundry players are running their plants at full capacity as makers of cars and electronic devices compete ...

South Korea’s semiconductor exports are expected to top $100 billion this year, led by rising demand for DRAM and system chips.According to th...

Samsung Electronics Co. has reclaimed its throne as the world's largest semiconductor company, overtaking global foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor ...

Samsung Electronics Co. will manufacture Nvidia Corp.’s latest gaming chips in the second such contract of the year from the US chipmaker, as ...

Samsung Electronics Co. is switching one of its DRAM chip fabrication lines to boost production of image sensors used in smartphones and other gadge...

Samsung Electronics Co. has purchased a giant lot of land in Austin, Texas, where its US chip plant is located, raising expectations that the compan...

SK Hynix Inc. has developed 176-layer NAND flash memory, the industry’s highest-density chip, following in the footsteps of Micron Technology ...

SK Hynix Inc., the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, saw its share price climb to a historic high on Dec. 2, posting a higher gain than the w...

Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to extend its leadership in the memory chip sector with a vow to invest heavily in the NAND business next...

The battleground for global foundry leaders – Samsung Electronics Co. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) – is shifting fr...

South Korea's two semiconductor startups, Fadu Inc. and Mobilint, have emerged as the country's system chip industry dark horses as their competitiv...

South Korea’s leading chipmakers Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are being challenged by smaller rival Micron Technology Inc.’s ...