After weeks of speculation, Samsung has confirmed the location of its new advanced semiconductor factory. The massive $17 billion manufacturing facility will be built in Taylor, Texas, making it the largest investment by Samsung in the United States till date. With the groundbreaking of the factory site scheduled in the first half of next year, […]
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Samsung’s new semiconductor factory will start in 2017
Samsung today held the ground breaking ceremony of its new chip production line in South Korea. The new factory will be built in the city of Pyeongtaek and will start production sometime in first half of 2017. 2017 seems far away in this fast-paced technology world but Samsung feels the plant will give them the […]
Samsung will reportedly supply chips for new iPhone
Every year, there’s a speculation as to who’ll supply the application processor to Apple for their upcoming iPhone and this year Maeil Business Newspaper seems to have a confirmation from their source that Samsung will supply the AP for Apple’s next smartphone flagship. According to the paper, Samsung will supply up to 75 percent of […]
Samsung to invest $14.7b in semiconductor plant
Samsung has confirmed that they’ll invest $14.7 billion or 15.6 trillion Korean won to setup a new semiconductor plant in South Korea. The plant will be located in Godeok Industrial Complex in Pyeongtaek and will provide jobs to around 150,000 citizens. Samsung says the construction will begin in first half of 2015 with operations scheduled […]
Samsung cross-licenses semiconductor patents with SK hynix
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have entered into a cross-licensing agreement to share their respective patents related to semiconductor. Yonhap News says the agreement is a result of a negotiation that took three years where Samsung holds 102,995 semiconductor patents while SK hynix has 21,422 patents to its name. Although the duration, payment or royalty […]