Samsung weighs using Chinese-made DRAM to expand share in China’s budget smartphone market

According to South Korean media outlet Asia Times, China’s smartphone market has contracted significantly amid turbulence in the global semiconductor industry driven by rising chip and component prices. Samsung Electronics is reportedly considering adopting cost-competitive Chinese-made DRAM chips as a way to strengthen its position in China’s entry- and mid-level smartphone market. Sources said Samsung is exploring a reverse thinking strategy by incorporating low-cost Chinese mobile DRAM and ot