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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…

Samsung Bag Cash From Displays To Boost Chip Slump

Luke Anisimoff February 16, 2023 No Comments

Samsung Electronics will borrow US$15.78 billion from their display sector to maintain an investment level on par with what they displayed last year, even though the industry downturn is predicted…

Biggest Oz Chipmaker Lands $170M Funding Round

Nathan Jolly November 28, 2022 No Comments

Australia’s largest semiconductor maker Morse Micro has topped up its Series B funding with an additional $30 million from the superannuation sector to pocket a total of $170 million. The…