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Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix diverge on long-term memory contract strategy
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are shifting memory sales to multi-year long-term supply agreements, but are taking different approaches. Samsung is seeking to lock in 60 to 70 percent of capacity under contracts that fix price and volume. SK Hynix is building up deals but keeping part of output outside contracts, citing supply constraints. With terms undisclosed, the outcome is expected to be judged by earnings and shareholder returns.
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Semiconductor fab buildout accelerates, power grid supply a variable
Semiconductor makers are moving up fab construction schedules in Yongin, but power grid and water supply plans are not keeping pace. Samsung Electronics targets 2029 for its first fab at the Yongin national industrial complex, while SK Hynix plans to open a cleanroom for its first fab in early 2027. The government has brought forward the final power supply date to 2042, and current supply is about 1.9 gigawatts.
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Samsung Electronics posts loss at smartphone and TV units as memory prices rise
Samsung Electronics\' DS division posted 89.2 trillion won in second-quarter sales, while its DX division logged an operating loss of 800 billion won as higher memory prices lifted costs for device businesses. Executives said DRAM and NAND average selling prices rose sharply from the previous quarter, hurting profitability at the MX unit. The company plans to adjust its sales mix and improve resource efficiency, but offered no plan to cut costs. Executives also cited uncertainty and weaker demand outlooks.
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Samsung Electronics\' chip unit makes up 99.7 percent of company operating profit
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Samsung Electronics posts record Q2 operating profit, up 1,814 percent year on year
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SK $500 billion, Samsung $200 billion: global AI deals unveiled
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Samsung Electronics to supply 2nm foundry and HBM to Broadcom
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Samsung Electronics posts record quarterly operating profit above 89 trillion won, 400 trillion won annual target in focus
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Samsung Electronics Q2 preliminary results due in a day, will operating profit top 90 trillion won and reach 100 trillion?
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Semiconductor hub expands to southwest as Samsung, SK outline 1,000 trillion won investment
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President Lee Jae Myung vows \'ultra-gap\' lead with AI triangle, boosts southwest semiconductor hub
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AI & Enterprise
Sam Altman delays South Korea visit after birth of second daughter
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Samsung Electronics\' turnkey strategy aims to reverse market share in HBM4
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AI & Enterprise
Jensen Huang wraps up South Korea visit, stresses physical AI cooperation and startup support
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Samsung Electronics wage deal approved with 73.7 percent support, easing strike fears
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Samsung Electronics management and union reach tentative wage deal, halt general strike
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Samsung Electronics strike nears as union exodus deepens and DS-DX rift widens
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Samsung Electronics posts 57.2 trillion won earnings surprise, beating estimates on semiconductor boom