Samsung Electronics recently decided to form a 100-person team to invest in the research and production of 10nm seventh-generation 1d DRAM. Facing rapid catch-up from competitors such as SK Hynix and Micron, Samsung aims to advance its research to regain a technological lead.

Saudi Arabia’s Alat Fund is prepared to sever ties with China if requested by the United States, following a similar move by UAE’s G42.

Apple’s latest release of the brand-new iPad series brings a fresh outlook to the long-stagnant tablet market and is expected to serve as a revenue booster for the main assembler, Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), in the months ahead. However, according to supply chain sources, Foxconn’s overall revenue contribution from the new iPad series could still be affected by off-season effects in the second quarter of the year.

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are locked in fierce competition in the High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) market, with attention turning to Nvidia, the leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) semiconductors. Recently, Nvidia has been interacting frequently with the two South Korean manufacturers, which is seen as an effort to stimulate price and technological competition.