Worldwide semiconductor revenues increased more than 24% year over year to $282 billion in 2010, according to the latest version of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Semiconductor Application Forecaster (SAF). The industry recovery was strong …

Samsung Electronics announced Monday it plans to invest 26 trillion won (USD 22.53)in manufacturing facilities and research & development (R&D) this year.
Samsung said it will invest 18 trillion won in facilities including 11 trillion …

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest technology firm by revenue, reported Friday more than a six-fold increase in first-quarter net income, saying it will revise up its capital investment to meet rising demand.
Net profit reached 3.99 …

Hynix Semiconductor, the world’s second-largest computer-memory chipmaker, said Thursday it posted its best quarterly profit in more than three years on strong demand for chips.
First-quarter net profit reached 817 billion won (US$738 million), compared with …

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday (UAE) discussed ways to expand cooperation in the semiconductor sector as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen economic ties, the government said.
The Ministry of Knowledge …

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of memory chips and flat screen TVs, said Tuesday that its operating profit is expected to surge more than seven-fold in the first quarter from a year earlier on …

South Korea’s exports of information technology (IT) products jumped 45.0 percent in March, led by increased demand for semiconductors, display panels and other tech items, a report showed Monday.
According to the report by the Ministry …

South Korea’s exports of information technology (IT) products jumped nearly 40 percent in February, led by increased demand for semiconductors, display panels and other tech items, a report showed Thursday.
According to the report by the …

South Korea’s trade surplus in the information technology (IT) sector amounted to US$5.74 billion in January due to a surge in overseas demand for locally made goods, a government report showed Wednesday.
Exports of semiconductors, mobile …

South Korean memory chipmakers have entered a full recovery track, probably earning more than 10.8 trillion won (US$9.42 billion) in the fourth quarter of last year, analysts said Sunday.
The combined sales of the nation’s chipmakers …