South Korea’s president has described the global semiconductor industry as “a field where all-out national warfare is underway” as he announced a $19 billion to diversify the nation’s silicon sector.
More competition is always a good thing
Btw I love The Register’s title; they are usually so fun
Idk, S. Korea’s chaebols actively reduce competition. So be careful who you want to provide that competition…
But beyond Samsung’s modest Exynos SoC operation (which can’t even satisfy demand for its own Galaxy smartphones), South Korea is not home to a notable manufacturer of high-value processors.
So i guess Samsung will get the lion-share of those $19B to expand?
Samsung used to be amazing. After seeing how they are operating the last 5 years or so, I do not trust them at all. They screwed people on the SSD issues and didn’t properly address it after repeatedly questioned over it. That was last February (2023) and wasn’t the first time they had looked into this issue. You generally don’t go from zero to questioning reliability overnight.
Now most recently, today in fact, it seems that Samsung hasn’t changed at all and they just don’t fucking care anymore. They literally just ignored a company they had plans with and ghosted them. iFixit Doubts Samsung’s Commitment to Accessible Repairs, Ends Partnership.
Good news, the processor industry really needs more competition
“Thanks for all the good memories”
'And all the bad ones"
Glares at hynix
