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2026-06-21
tomshardware.com
2026-06-21
Luke James
The Bank of Korea has named performance bonuses at Samsung Electronics and SK hynix as a risk to the country's inflationary stability.
2026-06-21
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2026-06-21
Tom's Hardware
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Samsung and SK hynix bonuses for chip workers flagged as a national inflation risk — Bank of Korea projects full-year inflation significantly above its 2% target
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By Luke James published 2 days ago
Memory boom payouts worth up to $455,000 per worker are now a variable in the central bank's price outlook.
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2026-06-20
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2026-06-20
CNBC
Few workers can say that their bonuses have been so large that the country’s central bank takes notice.
But in South Korea, that phenomenon is playing out as workers from tech industries receive bonuses worth millions of won, prompting the Bank of Korea to warn of the upward pressure to inflation.
In a June 17 report, the central bank wrote that inflation this year has been largely powered by en
2026-06-15
wccftech.com
2026-06-15
Wccftech
The 2nm GAA process is slowly gaining traction through improved yields, with Samsung’s more mature 4nm and 8nm nodes increasing in utilization, becoming one of the reasons why the Korean giant is slowly approaching the path of profitability. Unfortunately, there’s always some resistance in the way, and according to the company’s semiconductor head, it’s performance-based bonuses and a mobile-centr
2026-06-12
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2026-06-12
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Key facts: Samsung may make Google TPU interface on 2nm; memory bonuses
Key facts: Samsung may make Google TPU interface on 2nm; memory bonuses
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Samsung Electronics (005930) may make the interface chip for Google’s next‑gen Tensor TPU using its 2nm process; TSMC would supply the main compute die. Mass production possible by 2028.
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2026-05-28
www.taipeitimes.com
2026-05-28
Taipei Times
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) employee bonuses are likely to grow more than 30 percent this year, in line with the past few years as the company’s profits continue to set new records, an anonymous source cited TSMC chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) as saying yesterday.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is committed to taking care of its workers, the source said, citing Wei’s
2026-05-27
tomshardware.com
2026-05-27
Luke James
The agreement allocates 10.5% of Samsung's semiconductor division operating profit as stock-based bonuses.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to hold a company-wide communication meeting on the morning of May 27, during which chairman C.C. Wei is expected to explain in person the latest employee bonus policy, following online backlash over reports that the company will cut employee bonuses by 15%.
2026-05-27
digitimes.com
2026-05-27
TSMC chairman and CEO C.C. Wei addressed employees at a company-wide meeting on May 27, making a direct commitment on bonuses after days of backlash over reports of a 15% cut.
2026-05-27
tomshardware.com
2026-05-27
Luke James
The Suwon District Court rejected the injunction filed by five employees from Samsung’s Device eXperience division.
2026-05-26
www.tomshardware.com
2026-05-26
Tom's Hardware
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2026-05-26
digitimes.com
2026-05-26
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will reportedly cut employee bonuses by 15%, prompting some employees to voice dissatisfaction on social media. They argued that while TSMC's profits have soared, the share allocated to employee bonuses has decreased rather than increased, with some employees threatening to follow Samsung Electronics' union with a strike to fight for their rights.
2026-05-25
wccftech.com
2026-05-25
Wccftech
TSMC has moved rapidly to quell a wave of discontent among its employees following the widespread dissemination of rumors related to impending bonus cuts, with such fears only bolstered by the recent comments from TSMC's CEO himself.
Now, amid fears of a Samsung-like upheaval that might disrupt its intricate production cadence, TSMC has just assured its employees that their bonuses will grow at a
2026-05-25
www.chosun.com
2026-05-25
조선일보
By Jang Woo-jeong
Published 2026.05.25. 17:04
Updated 2026.05.25. 17:29
On the 22nd, the photo shows Samsung Electronics headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul. /Jang Gyoung-sik
Amid an agreement between Samsung Electronics' labor and management on a special management performance bonus for semiconductor (DS) division employees, the income gap between employees of large semiconductor companies and sma
2026-05-17
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2026-05-17
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2026-05-13
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2026-05-13
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2026-05-13
letsdatascience.com
2026-05-13
Let's Data Science
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2026-05-07
www.koreaherald.com
2026-05-07
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National Rising HQ bonuses at Samsung, SK hynix cause stir at China plants: reports
Rising HQ bonuses at Samsung, SK hynix cause stir at China plants: reports
Published : May 7, 2026 - 12:49:55
Park Jun-hee
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