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10:40pm, 31st May, 2020

Samsung to add new memory chip line in South Korea as COVID-19 boosts demand

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it has begun construction of a new domestic production line for NAND flash memory chips, betting on demand for personal computers and servers as the coronavirus prompts more people to work from home.

Softbank's Arm releases chip tech for high-end Android devices

8:23am, 26th May, 2020

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Softbank's Arm releases chip tech for high-end Android devices

Arm Ltd, the semiconductor firm owned by Japan's Softbank Group Corp, on Tuesday released new technology aimed at helping Android devices catch up to Apple Inc's iPhones for certain computing tasks such as video games.

U.S. strikes at a Huawei prize: chip juggernaut HiSilicon

5:46am, 22nd May, 2020

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U.S. strikes at a Huawei prize: chip juggernaut HiSilicon

The latest U.S. government action against China's Huawei takes direct aim the company's HiSilicon chip division--a business that in a few short years has become central to China's ambitions in semiconductor technology but will now lose access to tool...

Samsung Electronics breaks ground for sixth domestic contract chip manufacturing line

10:17pm, 20th May, 2020

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Samsung Electronics breaks ground for sixth domestic contract chip manufacturing line

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said it has broken ground for its sixth domestic contract chip production line, which will make logic chips as part of efforts to reduce its reliance on the volatile memory chip sector.

U.S. regulators open door to possible tightening of Huawei chip curb

4:00pm, 20th May, 2020

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U.S. regulators open door to possible tightening of Huawei chip curb

U.S. regulators are open to making changes to close what some see as a loophole in a new rule aimed at curbing global chip sales to blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Ltd, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation

4:23pm, 15th May, 2020

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U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation

The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment.

U.S. cracks down on global chip exports to Huawei, China retaliation eyed

12:12pm, 15th May, 2020

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U.S. cracks down on global chip exports to Huawei, China retaliation eyed

The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment.

Taiwan's TSMC announces $12 billion U.S. chip factory

9:30pm, 14th May, 2020

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Taiwan's TSMC announces $12 billion U.S. chip factory

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, a major supplier to Apple Inc, announced on Friday it will build a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona, in what the company called a "strong partnership" with the U.S. government.

Nvidia launches chip aimed at data center economics

8:54am, 14th May, 2020

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Nvidia launches chip aimed at data center economics

Semiconductor firm Nvidia Corp on Thursday announced a new chip that can be digitally split up to run several different programs on one physical chip, a first for the company that matches a key capability on many of Intel Corp's chips.

Solid chip sales unlikely to cushion Samsung's virus-hit first quarter profit

7:43pm, 5th April, 2020

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Solid chip sales unlikely to cushion Samsung's virus-hit first quarter profit

The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics' memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but first-quarter profits are likely to remain flat as the outbreak weakened consumer el...