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Korean chipmakers\' performance pay disputes spread to Taiwan and U.S., raising questions over global compensation standards

Performance pay disputes at South Korean chipmakers are spreading to Taiwan and the United States, with talks at SK hynix and Samsung Electronics shared among overseas engineers. The developments have prompted rivals including TSMC and Micron to lift compensation and expand bonuses and stock rewards. In Taiwan, dissatisfaction over opaque bonus criteria has grown despite strong AI-driven profits. In the United States, competition is widening as big tech draws manufacturing talent with stock-based pay.

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Samsung Electronics, Nano Convergence Technology Institute share public nanofab consulting results

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held a results briefing on Sept. 11 at POSTECH\'s Nano Convergence Technology Institute on a consulting project to improve public nanofab operations. The project follows a March 2025 memorandum of understanding between the ministry, Samsung Electronics and two other chipmakers. Samsung’s DS division provided six months of consulting to transfer private fab management know-how, and the institute improved safety, cleanliness, equipment reliability and process service response.