Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips, will build next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chiplets for the computing startup Tenstorrent, the Canadian company has said.
Samsung said its shareholders approved the appointment of Yoo Myung-hee -- a former trade minister and deputy minister in charge of negotiations for free trade agreements -- as its new outside director.
Google Assistant will be available in 10 markets, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, the UK and US.
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday said its chipmaking facility in the Chinese city of Xi'an has returned to normal as the city has lifted a lockdown.
Samsung has seen strong demand for premium products with QLED TVs growing 63 percent, side by side refrigerators growing 100 percent, and front load washing machines growing 50 percent in August.
Samsung has been also unveiling its upcoming technologies and software visions at the event.
Samsung expects demand for its new webcam monitor to be strong as work-from-home and distance learning have become more prevalent amid the prolonged pandemic.
For the third quarter, IC Insights expected semiconductor sales from the top 15 suppliers to increase 7 percent from the previous quarter to reach $111.52 billion.
A record 270,000 units of preordered devices were activated Tuesday alone
Samsung Electronics said that its aggressive investment in the semiconductor business can be called a "survival plan" as rivals move ahead to control the global chip supply chain amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
