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Tech Industry Latest about Tech Industry Samsung granted court injunction against imminent strike action in last-minute reprieve By Stephen Warwick Published 18 May 26 Tech Industry Samsung meeting transcripts show memory workers offered incredible 607% bonus worth $477,000, while logic chip staff … …
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… Go deeper with TH Premium: Memory AI data centers are swallowing the world's memory and storage supply The future of DRAM: From DDR5 to future ICs High-bandwidth memory roadmap Here's why HBM is coming for your PC's RAM EMIB connects multiple semiconductor dies using small silicon bridges embedded … …
Imec builds world's first High-NA EUV-fabricated quantum dot qubit device — breakthrough could pull quantum computing onto the same manufacturing roadmap as next-gen AI processors, compressing timelines
… High-NA EUV: not yet standard, already essential High-NA EUV is the semiconductor industry’s next major lithography transition, developed primarily for future sub-2nm processors, advanced AI accelerators, and dense memory technologies. …
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Samsung holds desperate final talks with union over 18-day chip factory strike that could cost $20 billion — government-mediated summit seeks to avert industrial action that could hit HBM production
… Union head Choi Seung-ho told the Korea Herald last month that roughly 200 Samsung engineers had left for rival SK hynix over the preceding four months, calling the departures evidence that Samsung's compensation structure is failing to retain critical talent during the AI memory boom. …
China pushes for 70% homegrown silicon wafer use as domestic firm ramps up 12-inch production — government seeking to localize critical chip supply chain amid AI boom and export restrictions
… The move marks another step in the country’s increasingly urgent push to localize its semiconductor supply chain, as chips become ever more critical in the age of AI. …
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RAM News Impossible to detect on desktop memory with heatspreaders. DDR5 Third-party AMD developer and hardware leakers share details of the new AMD EXPO 1.2 technology arriving on AMD AM5 motherboards. …