Semiconductors & Hardware

11+ hour, 21+ min ago   (492+ words) Smartphones are getting more expensive, with the iPhone 18 series expected to cost significantly more than the iPhone 17 series. In fact, every premium smartphone released in 2026 is expected to cost a little more than its predecessors, largely blamed on memory shortages....

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1849+ words) The iPhone Duo will launch in October, but costs £300 more than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Samsung has had an eight-year head start on Apple in making foldable phones. But after years of rumours, Apple has finally entered the ring,…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (471+ words) Hynix pursues logic-foundry DRAM approach with TSMC links while Samsung stays in-house According to the semiconductor industry on the 14th, SK hynix, at the "2026 Future Forum" held on the 8th at the Icheon Campus in Gyeonggi Province, presented as the main directions…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (294+ words) ROHM has developed the “SDR01 Series” of high anti-surge chip resistors, delivering a class-leading rated power of 0.33W in the 0402 (1005 Metric) size. Designed for electronic equipment where mounting densities continue to increase, the series is well suited for automotive, industrial, consumer electronics,…...

14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (281+ words) As the AI boom strains supply and pushes up costs, startups are exploring new ways to expand memory production. According to TechPowerUp, Kepler Computing claims to have developed an alternative approach to HBM based on a new 3D stacking technique and…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (255+ words) Samsung Display in South Korea has developed a 6.9-inch OLED panel for smartphones that combines 2K resolution and a 165 Hz refresh rate. The company says it is the world’s first mobile display with these specifications. As Korea Herald reports, the panel…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (147+ words) digitimes Sandisk recruits engineers in Korea as memory talent race heats up Sandisk Vice President Rajeev Nagabhirava discusses AI memory architecture at the SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Memory Summit. Credit: Sherri Wang Sandisk is making an unusual push into engineering recruitment in…...

11+ hour, 30+ min ago   (283+ words) For the past few generations, Samsung’s flagship Ultra phone has felt increasingly predictable. The only upgrade that really grabbed my attention on the Galaxy S26 Ultra earlier this year was its Privacy Display. The Galaxy S27 generation looks different, though, as Samsung…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (349+ words) At SSBCrack News, our dedicated editorial team brings you the latest and most reliable updates on Defence, Geopolitics, Military Affairs, Science, and Technology. Driven by a passion for national security and strategic awareness, the SSBCrack News Desk delivers fact-checked, timely,…...

17+ hour, 42+ min ago   (196+ words) OpenAI is expanding its partnership with Samsung Electronics as the ChatGPT developer pushes further into designing its own artificial intelligence chips and strengthens ties with South Korea’s semiconductor industry. Harrison Kim, general manager of OpenAI Korea, said the companies had…...