Monthly Archives: July 2024

[News] Samsung’s Q2 Profits Soar to USD 7.5 Billion, Seeing Strong Demand for HBM, DDR5 and Server SSD in 2H24

Samsung Electronics announced its financial results for the second quarter today (July 31st), posting KRW 74.07 trillion in consolidated revenue and operating profit of KRW 10.44 trillion (approximately USD 7.5 billion). The memory giant’s strong performance can be contributed to …

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[News] SK Hynix Launches the World’s Highest-Performance GDDR7

On July 30, 2024, SK hynix announced the launch of next-generation memory product, GDDR7, with the world’s highest performance. SK hynix explained that GDDR is characterized by the performance specifically designed for graphic processing and high-speed property, which has gaining …

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[News] New Solution to AI the Power Monster? CRAM Reportedly to Reduce Energy Consumption by 1,000 Times

As AI applications become more widespread, there is an urgent need to improve energy efficiency. Traditional AI processes are known as power-hungry due to the constant data transferring between logic and memory. However, according to the reports by Tom’s Hardware …

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[News] Central Bank Meetings to Watch: Key Focuses and Market Expectations in the U.S., UK and Japan

As the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hold its monetary policy meeting on Wednesday, July 31, the market is primarily focused on whether BoJ will raise interest rates again after its last hike in March. The hawkish expectation stems from the continuous …

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[News] Apple May Choose LGD as Second Supplier for iPhone SE 4 OLED

The iPhone SE series is Apple’s budget-friendly option, traditionally sourcing screens exclusively from the Chinese manufacturer BOE. However, a report from Korean media outlet The Elec indicated that Apple is expected to use LG Display (LGD) as the second supplier …

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