Category: memory chip

China’s Ban on US Chipmaker Micron a Ploy to Divide the US-South Korea Alliance: Experts

Just after the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, the Chinese regime announced that it is banning products from U.S. memory chip maker Micron, citing national security risks. The move has put the U.S.-led coalition against Beijing to the test, experts say. Beijing’s move to ban Micron was intended to use the market vacated by Micron…


Capitol Report (Oct. 17): DeSantis Rises in Polls Despite Martha’s Vineyard Controversy; DOJ Wants Jail Time for Bannon

President Joe Biden is touting his student loan relief plan, which is starting to take applications. But a new poll finds that Republicans gain an edge as voters worry about the economy. Andy Puzder, former CEO of fast food chain Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., joins us to discuss the impact of the spiraling economy. Early…


South Korea’s Semiconductor Market Share Weakens, Samsung’s Leadership Called Into Question

A recent South Korean study shows the country’s semiconductor market share in China shrunk 5.5 percent compared to 2018, citing the effect of U.S. sanctions on China. According to the Yonhap News Agency, the study was conducted by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), an economic association for domestic industries in South Korea. It analyzed…


South Korean Chip Giant SK Hynix Unveils World’s Fastest, Highest Capacity Memory Chip

South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. has unveiled the industry’s highest-performing DRAM with a data speed capable of transmitting 163 full-HD movies in a single second. Experts describe this as the fastest and largest capacity memory chip to date. SK Hynix announced on Oct. 20 that it had successfully developed the third-generation DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access…


Samsung Electronics Likely to Report Best Quarterly Profit in 3 Years

SEOUL—Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is likely to turn in its best quarterly profit in three years and record revenue, on rising memory chip prices and brisk sales of its new foldable smartphones, analysts’ estimates show. Operating profit for the world’s biggest memory chip and smartphone maker likely jumped to 16.1 trillion won ($14 billion) in…