Following Intel’s decision of carving out its foundry business, there are rumors circulating that the same move may benefit Samsung as well. However, according to the latest reports by Reuters and Business Korea, Jay Y. Lee, Chairperson of the South Korea semiconductor giant, has expressed no inte...

China, Taiwan, and South Korea's foundry price war continues to heat up. Rumors of price reductions are circulating in the foundry industry, Chinese foundries allegedly lowering their tape out prices, attracting Taiwanese IC design companies to switch their orders. Companies including Samsung, G...

The growing importance of advanced processes in wafer foundries is evident, propelled by innovations like AI and high-performance computing. While 3nm chips have entered the consumer market, efforts are underway in wafer foundries to advance to 2nm chips. Recent reports suggest progress in 1nm chips...

According to a report by Taiwan's TechNews, Samsung Electronics' semiconductor foundry division, Samsung Foundry, has been operating at less than 50% utilization rate as of the second quarter due to weak demand for 8-inch wafer foundry services. Industry sources have revealed that Samsung Foundry ha...