Samsung Electronics CEO Kyung Kye-hyun remarked on social media that demand for the upcoming Mach-1 chip justifies more rapid development of the second generation.
With boundaries between national expertise blurring, Korea must overhaul its chipmaking industry to retain local talent and recruit from abroad.
Shares of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are soaring in the morning session on Thursday, buoyed by positive cues from Micron’s upbeat guidance.
Micron Technology surprised the world by beginning mass production of its HBM3E chips earlier this year. Its competitors are chasing it.
The race for military and other essential technologies is fiercer than ever. If the government does not toughen the law, technology leaks will repeat again and again.
The Seoul Central Court ruled in favor of SK hynix, which sought an injunction to prevent a former researcher from joining U.S. rival firm Micron.
Micron Technology has begun mass-producing HBM3E chips, beating Samsung and SK hynix to the milestone. The chips will be integrated into Nvidia's top-of-the-line H200 GPU, set to ship in Q2 of 2024.
Samsung Electronics has made its case that it never traded with Huawei after the 2020 U.S. sanctions, following the report that some of its chips are in the phones sold by the Chinese manufacturer.
Kospi's top market cap Samsung Electronics traded at 73,400 won ($55.85) around 11:00 a.m. Thursday to reach a 52-week high. Samsung Electronics last traded at 73,400 won during the session on Feb. 22 last year.
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