Semiconductors

On 29th April, Samsung Electronics announced the financial results for the first quarter of 2020, a January-March period. According to the figures, overall sales increased 5.6% year-on-year and decreased 7.6% quarter-on-quarter to 55,330 billion won, and operating income increased 3.43% year-on-year to 6,450 billion won. While net income fell 3.2% to 4,880… Read More »Samsung first quarter results and future plans

In this article we explore the size of East Asian semiconductor manufacturing industry, navigate potential bottlenecks and describe each country’s semiconductor industry unique characteristics. If we define East Asian region as composed of China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan, we could claim that East Asia is the centre of semiconductor… Read More »True scale of Asian semiconductor manufacturing