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With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what industry observers estimated could have triggered supply-chain disruptions worth more than KRW100 trillion (approx. US$66.8 billion).

Samsung labor dispute adds pressure to memory chip market

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digitimes.com 2026-05-21

Surging demand for AI data center infrastructure has already pushed the memory market into a structural shortage. Now, Samsung Electronics' labor dispute is adding another layer of uncertainty for DRAM and NAND Flash prices.

TSMC's COUPE push puts Samsung's silicon photonics ambitions under pressure

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digitimes.com 2026-05-21

Samsung Electronics has launched silicon photonics foundry services and entered pilot production, signaling during its latest earnings call that optical communication modules will soon move to mass production — backed by aggressive investment. Yet compared with TSMC, which has already achieved breakthroughs in co-packaged optics (CPO) through Taiwan's well-established supply chain ecosystem, Samsu

Samsung averts strike with last-minute labor deal, but deeper divisions remain

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digitimes.com 2026-05-21

With less than an hour remaining before a planned strike was set to begin, Samsung Electronics and its labor union reached a tentative agreement late on May 20, narrowly avoiding what industry observers estimated could have triggered supply-chain disruptions worth more than KRW100 trillion (US$66.8 billion).

Samsung, TSMC-Led AI Stocks Rally Spurs Reality Check in Korea, Taiwan Markets - Bloomberg

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www.bloomberg.com 2026-05-21 Bloomberg

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Micron Stock Is on a Tear. Chip Shortage Threat Looms as Samsung Strike Talks Have Break Down. - Moomoo

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www.moomoo.com 2026-05-21 Moomoo

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Micron stock is on a tear. Chip shortage threat looms as Samsung strike talks break down. - MSN

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www.msn.com 2026-05-21 MSN

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