Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix
SK Hynix’s HBM windfall is making Samsung’s foundry engineers reconsider their future.
Samsung chip workers cited in the piece say SK Hynix’s much larger bonuses have turned ordinary job postings into a group escape route. Samsung’s foundry employees are set to receive far less than SK Hynix workers and less than Samsung’s own memory-division staff, because their unit has been losing money. The shift matters because Samsung’s foundry business is part of its remaining edge in next-generation HBM, while SK Hynix is hiring for capacity and expertise. Samsung has already won an injunction blocking two former chip workers from joining SK Hynix for 18 months. MIT Technology Review AI's note
Samsung chip workers cited in the piece say SK Hynix’s much larger bonuses have turned ordinary job postings into a group escape route. Samsung’s foundry employees are set to receive far less than SK Hynix workers and less than Samsung’s own memory-division staff, because their unit has been losing money. The shift matters because Samsung’s foundry business is part of its remaining edge in next-generation HBM, while SK Hynix is hiring for capacity and expertise. Samsung has already won an injunction blocking two former chip workers from joining SK Hynix for 18 months. MIT Technology Review AI's note
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