Samsung Electronics is gearing up to introduce its new vision for system semiconductors at Samsung Tech Day 2023 in October. The company plans to develop and produce “Semicon Humanoids” which are robots with human-like sensory functions such as smelling and tasting. This is an amazing feat, as it will allow robots to interact with the world in a more natural way.

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Samsung Tech Day is an annual event that showcases the company’s latest advancements in semiconductor technologies. And this year, it sure does have something very interesting to share. 

Samsung’s Park Yong-in, President of the LSI Business Division, will give a keynote address at the event. He is expected to discuss Samsung’s Semicon humanoids, their development status, and their commercialization plans.

Samsung has long been a leader in the semiconductor industry, manufacturing chipsets, and camera sensors. And it is said to be developing semiconductors that can detect taste, smell, hearing, touch, and vision for their Semicon humanoids.

To explore the potential applications of the robot, the System LSI Division has established a new business task force. The task force is led by Joo Hyuk and he is expected to introduce a medical robot utilizing semicon humanoids at Samsung Tech Day.

In addition to Park Yong-in and Joo Hyuk, Samsung Tech Day 2023 will also feature presentations from Benny Katibian, Vice President of the Samsung Austin Research and Development Center (SARC), and Lim Seok-hwan, Vice President of Samsung Electronics’ LSI Division.

Katibian will provide updates on Samsung’s GPU and neural network processing unit (NPU) technologies. Lim will present language learning model (LLM) related technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT. AMD Vice President Martin Ashton will also participate in the event. He is expected to provide an update on their technological alliance with Samsung Electronics.

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Samsung has joined forces with Hyundai Motor Co. to collaborate with the South Korean government and some agencies to tackle headlong the global chip shortage. The agreement recently signed by both companies and the Korean Electronics Technology Institute, the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy will foster a more robust local supply chain for vital semiconductors needed for many production processes within the country.

While the local automotive industry will be the primary beneficiaries of the new collaboration between Samsung and Hyundai, there are possible global implications if the partnership is successful. Samsung and Hyundai will develop next-generation super-efficient semiconductors, battery management chips, image sensors, and application processors for in-car entertainment/ information systems.

The semiconductor industry is a long-term and capital-intensive industry. Therefore the dividends from the partnership, if sustained, could take several years to become visible. Samsung is already pursuing research in an alternative wafer production template, with a focus on 12-inch wafers. This could also revolutionize chip making across different types.

The moves by both companies are long-term efforts to shore up the development of the automotive industry. They could be a culmination of the corporate social responsibility initiatives of both companies. The goal remains to establish a strong supply base for the local production of semiconductors for the automotive industry in its home market.

In line with its desire to bridge the supply gap in global chip shortage, Samsung Electronics had announced expansion plans for its existing chip manufacturing plants. The company has also made progress in developing innovative solutions like the new PixCell LED intelligent headlight technology, which is being deployed specifically to the automotive industry.

The fine details of the Samsung Hyundai collaboration including timelines and deliverables will be unveiled soon.

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Samsung Electronics is planning on transferring hundreds of its employees from its display unit to its Semiconductor business. The news arrives as the company aims to exit the LCD (liquid crystal display) business.

According to TheElec report, the South Korean tech giant is taking applications from its employees for the transfer and is also in the process of sorting through these applications to decide who to shift. As per the report, it is being estimated that hundreds of employees will be moved. Previously, Samsung Display had already transferred about 200 staff to the semiconductor unit back in August 2020.

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For those unaware, the company is also planning to exit the LCD market completely by March of next year. While the initial plan was to quit the LCD business in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic caused the company to delay its plans to 2021. This also arrived as Samsung witnessed a boom in the demand for LCD display panels, with it having to extend the deadline to meet customer demands.

Furthermore, Samsung Display is also set to focus on the development of quantum dot (QD) displays. The company plans on investing 13.1 trillion Won (roughly 12 billion US Dollars). A spokesperson from the company’s display unit also confirmed this transfer, although, the official had yet to comment on the matter or offer any specifics either.

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Samsung, the smartphone manufacturer and electronics giant, has been beaten by Intel for the top spot in the semiconductor market. The former had initially broken the latter’s 24 year long streak at the top but has now fallen short.

Samsung is well known for its consumer grade electronic products like home appliances, smartphones and more. But, it is also an industry giant in the chip making market, with memory chips and other products. After the company became the most profitable tech company in 2017, the South Korean giant took the throne for the top spot in the semiconductor market after beating Intel.

The top spot was held by Samsung in 2018 after it outsold Intel in the same market. However, the second half of the same year saw the decline in Samsung’s business which had favored Intel. According to reports, the memory market had more supply than demand and prices for memory chips declined, leading to losses for the smartphone OEM. This plummet in the market took a whole year to normalize but 2019 still saw a fall of the sale price of NAND and DRAM flash products by up to 47.4 percent.

Samsung’s semiconductor division is one of its largest sources of revenue. Thus, the impact of the market decline was seen in its annual financial reports with the lowest profits seen in the past three years in 2019. In Q2 and Q3, the company saw a decline of 56 percent in profits while Q4 saw profits fall by 53 percent.

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On the other hand, Intel had not suffered from the same decline in the market as it is primarily a chipmaker, developing desktop and laptop grade processors rather than memory chips. Hence, it recovered relatively quickly in comparison to Samsung and took back the top spot in the global semiconductor market by revenue. The company made $65.8 billion while Samsung made $52.2 billion.

Owing to this, Samsung is currently investing in diversifying its semiconductor business. The move is from a strategic standpoint to generate more revenue from non-memory based operations. This might have allowed the company to also receive an order from Intel to manufacture its 14nm chips, as the company is struggling with CPU supply. Since the memory market is expected to recover by 2020 as the excess inventory is exhausted, Samsung is projected to retake the lead soon.

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Along with smartphones, Samsung is among the largest semiconductor manufacturers around the globe. To meet the ever-increasing demand and evolve further, the Korean giant is investing $115 billion (133 trillion won) in its Samsung LSI and Samsung foundry business by 2030. Samsung wants to become the world’s leader in semiconductors by taking on Intel and Qualcomm.

According to plan, Samsung will invest $63.7 billion (KWR 73 trillion) in R&D in South Korea. Whereas, the remaining $52.1 billion (KWR 60 trillion) is dedicated to the upliftment of production facilities and infrastructure. It will result in creation of 15000 additional jobs. The investment will dispense at $9.5 billion a year until 2030.

Samsung will collaborate with fabless companies – who design chips but don’t have production facilities in South Korea. It will help the Korean giant to manufacture more refined products within a lesser period.

The new plan to become the largest semiconductor player will help the company to diversify its portfolio. Samsung is eyeing to tap business from increasing opportunities like 5G, VR, AR, cloud gaming, IoT, etc.

Currently, Samsung’s multiple business units are helping each other to resist the ongoing economic slowdown. Unlike other companies, Samsung is still managing to keep up with the long term goals without any cost-cutting.

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Whereas the Samsung LSI deals in processors and modems production, while the Foundry business manufacture chips for clients. Once, both the companies were under one roof, but Samsung split both in 2017 to expand the production

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