It is reported that Samsung may start to reduce the price of memory chips in 2023

According to Taiwan media Electronics Times, according to sources from IC distributors and test equipment suppliers, although uncertainty in demand still exists, Samsung Electronics is expected to significantly reduce the price of memory chips next year to further increase its global memory. chip market share.

Micron, the US memory giant, has recently made a grim financial forecast and warned of shrinking market demand, which has drawn attention to the movements of another giant, Samsung Electronics. Korean media analysts believe that Samsung is unlikely to follow in the footsteps of its peers, including Micron Technology and SK Hynix, to reduce production and be cautious about the outlook for capital expenditures.

In the past, Samsung has slashed prices when other memory chip makers scrambled to keep prices steady, the sources said.

According to a recent report from BusinessKorea, Samsung will build a new DRAM and semiconductor foundry line at P3 in Pyeongtaek and plans to install 10 sets of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment. The report did not cite its sources. "Korea Economic Daily" reported on the 27th that Samsung has recently placed orders worth 1 trillion won (788.6 million U.S. dollars) to construction affiliates Samsung Heavy Industries and Samsung Engineering to build factories and power facilities.

When disclosing its third-quarter financial results, Samsung estimated its capital expenditures for the year at about 54 trillion won ($42.5 billion), including 47.7 trillion won allocated to the company's Device Solutions (DS) division. Samsung added that its memory capex will focus on P3 and P4 infrastructure, as well as advanced technologies such as EUV.