Samsung
SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing the next-generation HBM4 memory and advanced packaging technology. The initiative is designed to speed up the adoption of HBM4 memory and solidify SK hynix's and TSMC's leading positions in high-bandwidth memory and advanced processor applications. The primary focus of SK hynix's and TSMC's initial efforts will be to enhance the performance of the HBM4 stack's base die, which (if we put it very simply) acts like an ultra-wide interface between memory devices and host processors. With HBM4, SK hynix plans to use one of TSMC's advanced logic process technologies to build base dies to pack additional features and I/O pins within the confines of existing...
Samsung Increases Production Volumes of 8 GB HBM2 Chips Due to Growing Demand
Samsung on Tuesday announced that it is increasing production volumes of its 8 GB, 8-Hi HBM2 DRAM stacks due to growing demand. In the coming months the company’s 8...
34 by Anton Shilov on 7/19/2017
Samsung’s Multi-Billion Fab in Pyeongtaek Starts Production of 64-Layer V-NAND
Samsung on Tuesday announced that it had started mass production of 64-layer V-NAND memory in its newly build fab in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, and the first batch had already...
17 by Anton Shilov on 7/6/2017
Samsung Begins Production of Exynos i T200 SoC for Miniature IoT Devices
Samsung on Thursday said it had begun to mass-produce its first SoC for miniature IoT devices, the Exynos i T200. Aimed at devices that do not need a lot...
16 by Anton Shilov on 6/23/2017
Samsung Announces First Freesync 2 Monitors: CHG70 & CHG90 - Quantum Dots, Up to 49”, 144 Hz, DCI-P3
Samsung on Friday announced the C49HG90 monitor, their new flagship gaming monitor that includes virtually all of the major gaming-oriented display technologies available today. The new 49” screen has...
52 by Anton Shilov on 6/12/2017
Samsung Announces Notebook 9 Pro 2-in-1, Includes S Pen Stylus
One of Samsung’s unique selling points in the Android phablet market has been the company’s S Pen. The multi-feature stylus comes with Samsung’s popular Galaxy Note line of phones...
16 by Ryan Smith on 6/2/2017
Samsung and TSMC Roadmaps: 8 and 6 nm Added, Looking at 22ULP and 12FFC
Samsung and TSMC have made several important announcements about the present and future of their semiconductor manufacturing technologies in March. Samsung revealed that it had shipped over 70 thousand...
89 by Anton Shilov on 5/5/2017
First Look: Samsung Galaxy S8
We first saw Samsung’s new 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+ at its Unpacked event a few weeks ago. During the event, we saw demos of its new...
129 by Matt Humrick on 4/21/2017
Samsung Investing in 3840x1080 and 3840x1200 Curved Displays at 144 Hz
One of the interesting elements in the new wave of monitor technologies is the types of ideas that panel manufacturers are coming up with. In the enterprise space, custom...
50 by Ian Cutress on 4/6/2017
Best Tablets: Q1 2017
Unlike the red-hot smartphone market that continues to grow, with new models appearing at a blistering rate, the tablet market is, well….a little boring. Apple still releases a few...
30 by Matt Humrick on 3/31/2017
Hands On With Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+: Taller Screens and Slimmer Bezels
Samsung officially unveiled the latest Galaxy devices at its Unpacked event in New York today. The taller displays in the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+ show more...
208 by Matt Humrick on 3/29/2017
Samsung Shows Off A Z-SSD: With New Z-NAND
As the sort of person that can get addicted to deep technology discussions about the latest thing, without due care and attention I could easily fall into the pit...
91 by Ian Cutress on 3/17/2017
Samsung Launches the 9.7-inch Galaxy Tab S3: Snapdragon 820 with 6000mAh and HDR
Along with the Galaxy Book parts being launched today, Samsung also announced the next generation of Galaxy Tab. The S3 is also an iterative design, with what Samsung believes...
79 by Ian Cutress on 2/26/2017
Samsung Launch the Galaxy Book 10.6-inch and 12-inch: Windows Tablets with Kaby Lake
The announcements this year from Samsung are notably muted without the launch of a new Galaxy smartphone, but despite this being a mobile-focused conference in Barcelona this week, there...
39 by Ian Cutress on 2/26/2017
MWC 2017: Samsung Press Conference
We're here at Samsung's MWC 2017 press conference. The Galaxy S8 will be a no show, but Samsung has some other mobile devices to show off.
18 by Anton Shilov & Matt Humrick on 2/26/2017
Samsung Announces Exynos 8895 SoC: 10nm, Mali G71MP20, & LPDDR4x
Even though Mobile World Congress doesn’t kick off for another few days, Samsung isn’t wasting any time in getting started. This morning the company is announcing their latest generation...
25 by Ryan Smith on 2/23/2017
Samsung Reveals Root Cause of Galaxy Note7 Battery Fires
Samsung held a press conference today detailing the results of its investigation into the battery fires that plagued its Galaxy Note7. Reports of phones catching fire appeared soon after...
91 by Matt Humrick on 1/23/2017
Samsung Announces Updated Notebook 9, Odyssey, and Chromebook Plus/Pro
Today at Samsung’s CES 2017 press conference there were a number of announcements for their mobile PCs. At a high level, this includes the Notebook 9 refresh, a new...
19 by Joshua Ho on 1/4/2017
Samsung CES 2017 Event Live Blog
We're here at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center covering Samsung's announcements for CES 2017.
26 by Joshua Ho & Billy Tallis on 1/4/2017
Samsung Updates Notebook 9: Kaby Lake, USB-C, Starts at 816 Grams
Samsung this week introduced new versions of its Notebook 9 ultra-thin and ultra-light laptops. The new mobile PCs are upgraded with Intel’s new Core i5/i7 Kaby Lake processors, new...
42 by Anton Shilov on 12/23/2016
Seagate Revives Maxtor Brand for External Storage
UPDATE 12/1 9AM: Seagate confirmed Thursday that it decided to revive the Maxtor brand in a bid to sell value products. In the coming months the company plans to...
36 by Anton Shilov on 12/1/2016
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
