Monthly Archives: July 2024

[Insights] Memory Spot Price Update: DDR4 Drives DRAM Spot Price Increase Though NAND Remains Weak

According to TrendForce’s latest memory spot price trend report, prices of DDR4 chips have risen noticeably. Though inventory levels are still high for DDR4, buyers prefer DDR4 over DDR5 due to the price discount. On the other hand, the NAND …

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[News] Samsung’s Labor Union Intends to Launch Indefinite Strike

Starting from July 8th, Samsung Electronics’ labor union, comprising over 28,000 workers, has initiated a three-day strike. However, as the dispute with Samsung escalates, the union declared earlier today that the workers plan to go on an indefinite strike, according …

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[News] Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Ramp Up HBM Production, Reportedly Doubling Output Next Year

According to a report from Commercial Times, SK Hynix, Samsung, and Micron, the world’s top three memory manufacturers, are actively investing in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) capacity expansion plans. Industry sources cited by the same report estimate that by 2025, the additional production will …

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[News] TSMC Reportedly Plans to Commence Trial Production for Apple’s 2nm Chips Next Week

After Samsung announced a major breakthrough in 2nm, securing the first batch of orders from Japanese AI company Preferred Networks, its rival TSMC is also advancing. According to reports from Wccftech and ET News, TSMC is set to begin trial …

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[News] Samsung Officially Secures Its First 2nm Order, Making AI Chips for Preferred Networks

Samsung Electronics has received the first client for its 2nm process. According to the official press release from Samsung on July 9th, Samsung Electronics will provide turnkey semiconductor solutions using the 2nm process and the advanced 2.5D packaging technology Interposer-Cube …

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