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The US Department of Commerce has announced updates to export rules governing semiconductors which are squarely aimed at preventing China from obtaining high-end chips used in military applications.

South Korean giant Samsung Electronics became the globe's top vendor of semiconductors in 2021, overtaking Intel for the first time since 2018 with a 31.6% rise in revenue to US$75.9 billion (A$105.2 billion), the technology analyst firm Gartner says.

Leader Computers now distributes all of PNY's range of VGA, SSD, and DRAM products in Australia, handling RMA service, local marketing, and pre- and post-sales support across the country.

The global semiconductor market grew by 5.4% in 2020 the pandemic notwithstanding, pulling in US$442 billion (A$581 billion), a better than expected showing, the technology research firm IDC says.

South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics has flagged a rise of 58.1% in its third-quarter operating profits, with the US ban on Huawei helping to boost its mobile and chip businesses.

The top 20 Asia-Pacific technology companies may face a rough time this year due to the volatile global situation and the the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the data and analytics firm GlobalData says.

A Chinese Government company and a private Taiwan firm have been accused of trying to steal trade secrets from US tech firm Micron Technology.

Semiconductor development company 4DS Memory claims to have developed ReRAM that has a speed approaching that of DRAM and that does not require error correction.

DRAM prices have stabilised — at the bottom — after two years of bloodletting. Once 4GB of DDR 3 used to cost US$32.75; it has plunged 62% to $12.50.

Shipments of millions of computers and smartphones, including the next iPhone, could face delays of up to six months following a massive inferno at a Chinese factory.

As the world economy picks up and a slew of new gadgets come onto the scene, industry soothsayers are predicting a strong upswing in DRAM sales.