The semiconductor industry in recent years, is heavily dependent on orders from manufacturers of smartphones. And this segment of the market in recent years is growing at a slower rate as before. Manufacturers have to adjust their plans. Publication of The Korea Times reports that Samsung Electronics Company intends next year to reduce the cost of producing semiconductor devices by 20% compared with the current year.
Samsung's priority next year will increase profits, not production volume . If we consider the company's semiconductor business in a wider context, not just about memory segment, the spending cuts will not be as noticeable in relative terms, from $ 14 billion To $ 13 billion., According to IHS expert forecasts . Most likely, Micron and SK Hynix follow the example of Samsung. The same sources believe that Samsung will be able to get orders release of Apple's 14-nm processors A10 .
We add that the desire to save on one direction does not prevent Samsung to open a new US office in California, which will employ about 700 experts of engineering and administrative profile.