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  LPDDR6 RAM to Reportedly Debut on Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC Later This Year

  LPDDR6 RAM (Low Power Double Data Rate 6 Random Access Memory) — the next iteration of RAM could make an appearance later this year. It is expected to be announced in the third quarter of this year and could be used on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. The LPDDR6 memory that will be replacing the existing LPDDR5 memory is expected to offer improved...

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  Smartphone Prices in India Could Rise in Q2 2024 Due to Rising Component Costs: Report

  Smartphone prices in India could rise in the coming quarter, according to a report. The cost of handsets in India might increase as Both Samsung and Micron are expected to raise the prices of a component which means that phone prices could rise in India in the coming months.

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  India, Thailand Emerge as Asia's Semiconductor Manufacturing Hubs Amid US-China Chip War: Report

  India and Thailand have engaged in a full-fledged race for semiconductor--manufacturing investment to win a spot on Asia's chipmaking map, Nikkei Asia reported. As China and US are engaged in the chip war, India has come out as an alternative option and is also exploring every opportunity to be recognized as a major player in the supply chain.

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  Former Samsung Executive Denies Stealing Company Data to Build Chip Factory in China

  In the letter, former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog said the factory was planned for Taiwan's Foxconn, for early test production of DRAM memory chips, while Samsung's plant in Xian was designed to manufacture NAND flash memory chips.

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  Indictment Details Former Samsung Executive's Plan to Steal Company Secrets for Foxconn China Chip Factory

  When former Samsung executive Choi Jinseog won a contract with Taiwan's Foxconn in 2018, he tapped his former employer's supplier network to steal secrets to help his new client set up a chip factory in China, an indictment by South Korean prosecutors alleges.

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  Nvidia Isn’t the Only One Getting a Massive AI Boost

  There’s no doubt the AI revolution is here, with makers of cool chatbots, ubiquitous search engines and high-powered processors among the biggest winners. But those churning out boring old memory chips won’t be left out either.

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  Micron to Reduce Memory Chip Supply in 2023 to Clear Excess Inventory Amid Slump in Demand

  Micron will reduce memory chip supply and make additional cuts to its capex plan, the company said on Wednesday. The semiconductor manufacturer is currently struggling to sell excess inventory. Micron said it is reducing the initial process in semiconductor production for DRAM and NAND by about 20 percent compared with the fourth quarter that ended...

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  Micron Begins Mass Production of Advanced DRAM Memory Chip in Japan

  Micron on Wednesday began mass production of its new high-capacity low-power 1-beta dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips at its new plant in Japan. Located at Hiroshima, the facility will product Micron's latest memory chip that can store a third more data than older chips, as the company tries to revive and modernise its once-mighty chip indu...

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  Micron Ships Latest LPDDR5X Memory Chips to Smartphone Makers

  Micron on Tuesday announced that it had begun shipping out samples of its most advanced DRAM chip, based on LPDDR5X standard for smartphone manufacturers. Micron said it was able to get to the 1-beta manufacturing technology without using the expensive extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, lithography tools, which are used in the latest processor chips in t...

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  US Chip Export Restrictions to China May Hurt Global Supply Chain, Say Experts

  The USA’s export restrictions to curb China's advances in semiconductor manufacturing can cause a great damage to the fragile global chip supply chains, suggest the experts. Chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix have invested heavily in China in recent decades to produce chips that are vital to customers like Apple, Amazon, Facebook owner Meta and Goog...

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  Samsung Tops Global Smartphone Memory Chip Market With 46 Percent Share: Report 

  Samsung Electronics topped the global smartphone memory chip market with a 46 percent share, according to a Strategy Analytics report, while SK Hynix held a 24 percent market share. Both South Korean giants hold a combined share of 70 percent. Meanwhile, the US firm Micron stands third with 15 percent market.  

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  Samsung, Micron Warn China's Xian Lockdown Could Affect Memory Chip Manufacturing

  Samsung and Micron, two of the world's largest memory chip makers, warned that a COVID-19 lockdown in the Chinese city of Xian could affect their chip manufacturing bases in the area.

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  Samsung Announces Industry’s First LPDDR5X DRAM Module, Could Debut in Galaxy S22 Smartphones

  Samsung has announced that it has developed the industry’s first LPDDR5X DRAM to offer high-performance, and low power consumption. The South Korean company says that the new module is a 14nm based 16Gb chip which can be stacked up to 64GB configuration.

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  Samsung DDR5 DRAM Memory Module Launched, Can Deliver Twice the Performance of DDR4

  Samsung on Thursday announced that it has developed a 512GB DDR5 DRAM memory module that is based on high-k metal gate (HKMG) process technology.

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  Samsung 980 NVMe M.2 SSD Launched as Company’s First DRAM-Less Offering, Price in India Starts at Rs. 6,499

  Samsung 980 NVMe M.2 SSD has been launched as the South Korean company’s first DRAM-less offering. It costs lesser than its predecessors and is also faster than the 970 Evo SSD that it replaces.