44 articles
2026-05-15
digitimes.com
2026-05-15
Samsung Electronics' escalating labor dispute is adding fresh uncertainty to the memory market, with spot prices moving higher as South Korea's government pushes management and labor to resume talks ahead of a planned 18-day strike.
2026-05-15
digitimes.com
2026-05-15
Broadcom lost its appeal in South Korea on May 13, 2026, when the Seoul High Court upheld a KRW191 billion (approx. US$130 million) fine for allegedly coercing Samsung Electronics into an unfair three-year supply contract, according to Yonhapand Seoul Economic Daily. The court dismissed challenges brought by Broadcom's US headquarters and three South Korean affiliates against the Korea Fair Trade
2026-05-15
digitimes.com
2026-05-15
Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun pre-emptive production adjustments at its semiconductor facilities as its labor union sticks to a planned 18-day strike despite the company's latest offer to resume talks without conditions.
2026-05-14
digitimes.com
2026-05-14
Samsung Electronics is reportedly reviving delayed semiconductor initiatives across next-generation NAND flash, compound semiconductors, advanced packaging, and substrates — areas it set aside after more than a year of prioritizing DRAM design and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) competitiveness. The move signals a shift from catch-up mode back toward longer-term technology investment.
2026-05-14
digitimes.com
2026-05-14
The ongoing Samsung Electronics labor dispute highlights sharply different labor models in South Korea and Taiwan, where firms such as TSMC operate with minimal union presence and rely instead on compensation-driven workforce stability. Industry observers say the Samsung conflict reflects broader tensions over profit sharing during the AI-driven semiconductor upcycle, while Taiwan's tech sector co
2026-05-14
www.techtimes.com
2026-05-14
Tech Times
Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) Division, now stabilized after a year-long emergency push to rescue its core memory business, is resuming investment in next-generation NAND flash, compound semiconductors, and advanced packaging — but an 18-dayworker walkout looming as soon as May 21could freeze those plans before they start.The timing is pointed.Samsung and its largest labor union faile
2026-05-13
digitimes.com
2026-05-13
Samsung Electronics' foundry business is showing signs of recovery after a prolonged downturn, as AI chip projects and HBM4-related demand begin to raise utilization at its advanced-process lines.
2026-05-13
digitimes.com
2026-05-13
Samsung Electronics and its largest labor union failed to reach a pay deal following government-mediated talks, raising the risk of an 18-day strike beginning May 21, 2026, that could disrupt production of memory and other chips.
2026-05-13
digitimes.com
2026-05-13
Intel's reported preliminary agreement to manufacture some chips for Apple is putting new pressure on Samsung Electronics, as the US chipmaker gains momentum with major technology customers and leans on Washington's support to revive its foundry business.
2026-05-12
www.oracle.com
2026-05-12
Oracle
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2026-05-12
digitimes.com
2026-05-12
Samsung Electronics' escalating labor dispute has sparked global supply-chain concerns, with Apple and HP said to be warning they could exit the company's ecosystem. Suppliers, industry groups, and clients are now assessing contingency measures as mediation resumes, with potentially wide-ranging implications for production schedules, procurement stability, investor confidence, and the wider techno
2026-05-11
pulse.mk.co.kr
2026-05-11
매일경제
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2026-05-11
digitimes.com
2026-05-11
Samsung Electronics is looking to the tentatively named Exynos 2700 application processor (AP) as a key test for its non-memory semiconductor recovery, with the chip's adoption rate and performance in the Galaxy S27 series expected to shape the outlook for its System LSI and foundry businesses.
2026-05-11
digitimes.com
2026-05-11
Samsung Electronics' labor and management have returned to the negotiating table under South Korean government mediation, as the company faces a planned general strike and a widening dispute over how profits from its semiconductor rebound should be shared.
2026-05-11
digitimes.com
2026-05-11
The AI semiconductor supply chain is showing unexpected signs of a shift, with TSMC's long-held dominance in the foundry market beginning to loosen. US chipmakers are increasingly engaging with Samsung Electronics and Intel as alternative suppliers, and AMD has already handed its 2nm order to Samsung.
2026-05-11
digitimes.com
2026-05-11
A planned 18-day strike at Samsung Electronics is shifting investor attention from labor negotiations to the risk of memory-output disruption, as estimates from Korean media point to significant potential losses across the company's semiconductor operations.
2026-05-11
www.chosun.com
2026-05-11
조선일보
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2026-05-07
tomshardware.com
2026-05-07
Jowi Morales
Negotiations between the National Samsung Electronics Union, which represents workers in the company’s chipmaking division, and management have seemingly broken down over a single issue.
2026-05-07
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
2026-05-07
Korea JoongAng Daily
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2026-05-06
digitimes.com
2026-05-06
Samsung Electronics' labor dispute is widening beyond a fight over bonuses, after board chairman Shin Je-yoon made a rare appeal for management and unionized workers to resolve the standoff through dialogue as a planned strike threatens to disrupt chip production, customer trust, and South Korea's broader economy.