Competition is fiercer than ever in the capital-intensive chip industry. And for Samsung Electronics, the world’s second-largest manufacturer of semiconductors and the biggest maker of memory chips, Chairman Lee Kun-hee’s recent “nail” analogy and “future” remarks cannot be truer.
Asked about a recent legal battle with Apple, Lee said “when a nail sticks out, [people] try to pound it down.” Lee also asked employees to “prepare for the future, taking into account changes [in the industry].”
Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, announced last week that it would begin producing this year chips with new 3-D technology.
With the power-efficient technology, the new chips will be the first to use a 22-nanometer manufacturing process, which packs transistors more densely on the chips compared to the current 32-nanometer process.
Asked about a recent legal battle with Apple, Lee said “when a nail sticks out, [people] try to pound it down.” Lee also asked employees to “prepare for the future, taking into account changes [in the industry].”
Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, announced last week that it would begin producing this year chips with new 3-D technology.
With the power-efficient technology, the new chips will be the first to use a 22-nanometer manufacturing process, which packs transistors more densely on the chips compared to the current 32-nanometer process.
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