NAND

DRAM and NAND flash memories have contributed to Samsung's historic profitability over the past decade. However, a supply glut and falling prices have turned the tables on Samsung's memory chip fortunes, with the company reporting significant profit declines for several quarters straight. Things seem to be finally looking up for the company as it now expects the memory chip business to turn a profit in 2024. Samsung has a strategic plan in place to recover the glorious fortunes of its memory chip division. Samsung will…

Last week, it was revealed that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited South Korea to meet executives from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix for a possible alliance for AI chips. It has now been revealed that he visited Samsung's semiconductor chip plant in the country, and it is possible that OpenAI will develop its own chips for AI processing. OpenAI could design in-house AI processing chips with help of Samsung and SK Hynix It is being reported by ETNews that Sam Altman arrived in South Korea on January 26 and then toured…

The 1TB iPhone 16 could be exchanging the iPhone 15’s SSD for a cheaper one, suggesting the phone itself could be made more affordable, but there’s a bit of a catch. As reported by DigiTimes, Apple is looking into adopting Quad-Level Cell (QLC) NAND storage in models of the iPhone that go above 1TB, instead of the Triple-Level Cell (TLC) NAND we have seen in previous high-capacity iPhones.This is a cheaper way of building storage that crams more into the same space internally but can come with its own complications like…

Last updated: November 21st, 2022 at 14:44 UTC+01:00 Apple is reportedly making changes along the supply chain for parts destined for iPhones in China. And instead of acquiring NAND flash modules from local supplier YMTC (Yangtse Memory Technologies Co), Apple supposedly intends to buy these memory chips for future iPhone models from Samsung. These plans are reportedly set in motion for iPhones to be produced in 2023. More so, the recent report suggests that Apple will adjust its supply chain and drop YMTC in favor…

Micron said on Wednesday it would reduce memory chip supply and make more cuts to its capital spending plan, as the semiconductor firm struggles to clear excess inventory due to a slump in demand.Shares of the company fell 5.8 percent to $59.44 (roughly Rs. 4,900) in afternoon trading.Micron was the first major chipmaker to sound an alarm about falling demand for personal computers and smartphones earlier this year in the face of decades-high inflation.Chipmakers and electronics companies, which had been preparing for the…

Micron Technology Inc said it would reduce memory chip supply and make more cuts to its capital spending plan, as the semiconductor firm struggles to clear excess inventory due to a slump in demand. Shares of the company fell 5.8% to $59.44 in afternoon trading. Micron was the first major chipmaker to sound an alarm about falling demand for personal computers and smartphones earlier this year in the face of decades-high inflation. Chipmakers and electronics companies, which had been preparing for the pandemic-led demand…

The United States' implementation of export controls on semiconductor equipment is not intended to interfere with business activities, a senior US official said, stressing that it will closely engage with the South Korean government and related industries over the matter.Thea Kendler, US assistant secretary of commerce for export administration, made the remarks, as Washington's new set of export restrictions have sparked concerns they will deal a serious blow to South Korean chipmaking companies, primarily Samsung…

Micron, the US-based memory chip maker, on Tuesday said it started shipping samples of its most advanced DRAM chip based on the LPDDR5X, low-power double data rate 5X, standard to smartphone makers to test out. The latest DRAM chip was made using Micron's most cutting-edge manufacturing technology, referred to as 1-beta. The company ships its LPDDR5X DRAM chip manufactured with its 1-alpha technology in volume currently, and said the new 1-beta chip has 15 percent better power efficiency over the older version as well as…

Apple has seemingly cancelled its plans, which we reported (opens in new tab) in September, to source 3D NAND chips from Chinese manufacturer YMTC (Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp). The move, per an article on Nikkei Asia (opens in new tab), comes following political pressure from the U.S. government.(Image credit: Apple)The story, which cites ‘multiple sources’, claims Apple’s deal has fallen foul of U.S. export controls imposed on China, despite the lengthy certification process for the 128-layer storage chips having…

Four leading makers of chip production equipment have ceased sales of new tools and provide support services of installed tools to China-based Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) due to new export rules that came into effect on Wednesday. To sell new equipment to YMTC and support existing machinery, the toolmakers must get a technology export license from the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). U.S.-based Applied Materials, KLA, and Lam Research have ceased supplying equipment to produce 3D…