Samsung Electronics wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry push

Samsung Electronics wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry push

The tie-up comes as global technology companies increasingly develop their own custom ​AI accelerators, rather than relying solely on ⁠general-purpose graphics processors, ‌driving demand for specialised chip design and manufacturing ​partnerships. The next five years of collaboration will combine Broadcom's expertise in designing application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or chips for specific tasks, with Samsung's manufacturing capabili…

Samsung Foundry’s 4nm production fully booked through next year

Recently, we learned that Samsung Foundry's fab utilization had climbed to around 70%–80%, with the company aiming to reach full utilization by the end of this year. Now, it looks like the firm's chip-making business is making steady progress toward that goal. According to a new report from ZDNet Korea, Samsung Foundry's 4nm production capacity is fully booked through next year. Reportedly, the node is being heavily utilized for manufacturing S…