Samsung Plans To Increase Chip Prices By 20% Soon – Report - NewsBreak

South Korean chaebol Samsung Group's semiconductor fabrication division, Samsung Foundry, is planning to increase its chip price later this year, according to a report from the Korean media outlet The Elec. Samsung is one of the two contract chipmakers globally capable of manufacturing semiconductors on advanced processes such as the 7nm and 5nm nodes. The second is Taiwan's Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), reportedly increasing its chip prices from the fourth quarter of this year, with the sector straining under the increased demand for chips in several markets.