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Apple Doubles Down on India As Trump’s Tariffs Kick In

Nigel Bowen August 7, 2025 No Comments

Apple is moving decisively to sidestep high tariffs on Chinese-manufactured goods and minimise the impact of US protectionist policies targeting imported semiconductors. Products assembled in India are subject to a…

Chipmakers Samsung And SK Hynix Face Uncertain Future

Varun Godinho February 18, 2025 No Comments

Global semiconductor companies which are already cutting billions of dollars in planned capital spending as a result of softening demand from EV makers and smartphone manufacturers, are now being further…

Former Samsung Execs Arrested On Suspicion Of Stealing Chipmaking Tech for China

Varun Godinho September 11, 2024 No Comments

South Korean police have reportedly arrested two former Samsung Electronics officials for allegedly stealing technologies worth more than 4.3 trillion won ($A$4.81 billion) to build a similar chipmaking plant in…

Samsung Galaxy S10 Tablets Could Launch in October

Chris Griffith July 17, 2024 No Comments

Samsung has had a busy time lately. Last week it launched a swag of new tech including the Galaxy Ring, Buds 3/3 Pro, sixth generation Z Fold and Z Flip…

Nvidia Confirms Next-Gen Rubin AI Platform For 2026

Varun Godinho June 3, 2024 No Comments

Nvidia’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has outlined ambitious plans to put AI at the centre of the company’s technology development strategy. At a keynote address at National Taiwan University,…

Microsoft Asks Some Staff In China To Relocate Amid Cracks in US-Sino Relations

Varun Godinho May 17, 2024 No Comments

Microsoft has reportedly asked some of its China-based staff to consider transferring outside the country. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Microsoft was asking about 700 to 800 people…

Samsung To More Than Double Investment In Texas Chip Manufacturing Business

Varun Godinho April 8, 2024 No Comments

Samsung is reported to be weighing a decision to more than double its investment in its semiconductor business in Taylor, Texas, from A$25.86 billion it had committed two years ago…

Ex-Samsung Staffer Caught Leaking Tech To Chinese Rival

Chris Griffith January 4, 2024 No Comments

A former Samsung Electronics employee has been charged with leaking semiconductor technologies to a rival Chinese company. The Korean Herald reports that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office had indicted…

Samsung To Cut Chip Production By 25%

Nathan Jolly May 1, 2023 No Comments

Samsung is expected to cut production of memory chips by as much as a quarter, after remarking on its inventory glut in last week’s earnings call. This comes after Samsung’s…

Samsung To Build Five New Chip Plants

Nathan Jolly March 16, 2023 No Comments

Samsung has announced it will build five new semiconductor plants over the next two decades, as part of the push to strengthen supply chains. “The solution to overcome crises is…