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2022
Samsung suspends shipments to Russia
Samsung Electronics said it suspended shipments to Russia due to the current geopolitical situation.
2022
Samsung announces streaming gaming services for its smart TV Gaming Hub
Samsung Electronics announced plans to support streaming gaming services on its smart TVs through a Gaming Hub, with access to games through provider partnerships including Nvidia GeForce Now, Google Stadia and Utomik.
2022
Samsung announces three new monitor models, including a 4K 240 Hz display
Samsung Electronics announced three new models in its monitor line ahead of CES 2022, including the Odyssey Neo G8, described as the world’s first display with 4K 240 Hz technology.
2021
Samsung Electronics appoints leaders for reorganized business divisions
Samsung Electronics announced that it was combining its consumer electronics and mobile businesses into the SET division, led by Han Jong-hee as vice chairman and CEO, while Kyung Kye-hyun would lead the Device Solutions team. The new leaders would form the company's co-CEO lineup.
2021
Samsung announces three automotive chip solutions
Samsung Electronics announced three automotive chip solutions: the Exynos Auto T5123 5G connectivity solution, the Exynos Auto V7 infotainment processor, and the S2VPS01 power-management chip. The source reports that the T5123 and V7 were already in mass production.
2021
Samsung launches Expert RAW software test in South Korea
Samsung launched a test of its Expert RAW software in South Korea for Galaxy S21 Ultra devices upgraded to One UI 4.0; the software adds RAW capture support for the telephoto cameras.
2021
Samsung announces Texas chip factory plan
Samsung Electronics announced a decision to build a $17 billion semiconductor chip factory in Taylor, Texas, to increase chip supply. The source says the officials announced the decision on November 23; construction is described as a future action.
2021
Samsung announces Galaxy Watch 4 PXG Golf Edition
Samsung announced the Galaxy Watch 4 PXG Golf Edition, developed in collaboration with golf brand PXG, with a planned South Korea release on November 11, 2021.
2021
Samsung unveils SMDK software solution
Samsung Electronics unveiled its open-source Scalable Memory Development Kit (SMDK), designed to expand use of the CXL memory platform. The company said it plans to open-source SMDK in the first half of 2022 after initial testing.
2021
Samsung products win International Design Excellence Awards
Samsung Electronics received silver and bronze awards for multiple products and design ideas at the International Design Excellence Awards; its Bespoke Cube Air and Neo QLED 8K TV were among the products awarded silver.
2021
Samsung Group announces a $205 billion expansion plan
Samsung Group unveiled a 240 trillion won ($205 billion) expansion plan covering three years and said it would entail hiring 40,000 people. The plan includes 180 trillion won allocated to South Korea.
2021
Samsung unveils HBM-PIM AI memory chips
Samsung Electronics unveiled HBM-PIM memory chips integrating AI processing power and demonstrated their use at the Hot Chips semiconductor conference. The company said the chips are intended for data-center servers.
2021
Samsung launches Exynos W920 wearable platform
Samsung Electronics announced the Exynos W920, a new mobile platform designed for wearable devices and described in the source as the industry's first wearable chip made using a 5nm EUV process.
2021
Samsung releases upgraded SDN solutions
Samsung Electronics said it had released upgraded software-defined networking (SDN) solutions to help mobile operators and enterprises manage their 5G networks.
2021
Samsung Taiwan announces summer device promotion
Samsung Taiwan announced a promotion running from July 1 through August 31, 2021, offering gifts with purchases of selected smartphones, tablets, and wearables at retailers across Taiwan.
2021
South Korean FTC fines five Samsung affiliates over cafeteria business
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission fined Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI and Welstory a total of 234.9 billion won over allegedly unfair internal trading involving an in-house cafeteria business. Samsung called the decision regretful and argued that its employee-welfare efforts had been misread as unfair business support.
2021
Samsung Electronics extends LCD panel production
Samsung Electronics decided to extend LCD panel production through the end of 2022, having previously planned to end production in 2020. LG Display had also postponed its plan to end LCD panel production.
2021
Samsung unveils PM1731a enterprise SSD
Samsung Electronics unveiled the PM1731a, an enterprise SSD featuring Zoned Namespace technology and designed to offer greater user capacity and a longer lifespan.
2021
Lynk Labs sues Samsung over alleged LED patent infringement
Lynk Labs filed suit against Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electronics America, alleging that Samsung used Lynk Labs' patented LED technology in consumer electronics, including smartphones and tablets. Lynk Labs sought declaratory and injunctive relief and damages; the article reports allegations, not a court determination.
2021
Samsung launches CXL Memory Expander module
Samsung Electronics released what the report describes as the industry's first DDR5 memory module supporting the Compute Express Link interconnect standard. The module is designed to expand server memory capacity and bandwidth.