Apple's Elevation of Silicon Head Johny Srouji Signals Sprint to Build in-House Chips for All Devices

Samsung workers rally in South Korea, demanding higher pay and threatening to strike

Thousands of Samsung Electronics' workers have rallied at its computer chip making complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, demanding higher bonuses and threatening to strike as the boom in artificial intelligence drives up memory-chip profits

Apple's elevation of silicon head Johny Srouji signals sprint to build in-house chips for all devices

With the promotion of silicon head Johny Srouji to hardware boss, Apple is showing urgency its its effort to make custom chips for all iPhones and Macs.

Qualcomm CEO Reportedly Visits Samsung Foundry in Korea to Discuss Producing 2nm Chips

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon reportedly visited South Korea to meet Samsung executives. The company is reportedly in talks with Samsung Foundry for the production of Qualcomm's next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite chips, aka Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoCs, using a 2nm process. The next-generation Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series chipsets are likely to be released this year at the annual Snapdragon Summit. This chip is likely to be used in flagship sm…