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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Reuters
Mar 18, 2026

Samsung's unionised workers in South Korea approve strike plan

Samsung Electronics' unionised workers in South Korea voted on Wednesday to authorise a strike, deepening a labour dispute over bonuses and ‌raising the risk of production disruptions at the world's biggest memory chipmaker. A ⁠strike at the chipmaker could worsen bottlenecks in the global supply of semiconductors, amid robust demand for artificial intelligence data centre operations, which has squeezed ⁠supply to industries from cars and computers to smartphones. Union members began casting ballots last week after wage negotiations that started late last year collapsed.

BEARISH
Negative press. News cycle fixated on risk factors or misses.
Bloomberg
Mar 18, 2026

Samsung Weighs Multi-Year Deals to Ease Memory Chip Crunch Fears

SK Hynix Inc., Samsung and Micron Technology Inc. together dominate the supply of memory chips globally. The three have shifted production in recent years toward a specialized form of memory intended for use in Nvidia Corp.’s in-demand AI accelerators, leading to a shortfall in output of more conventional storage.

BEARISH
Negative press. News cycle fixated on risk factors or misses.
Reuters
Mar 18, 2026

Samsung Elec plans to produce Tesla chips starting late 2027

Samsung ‌Electronics said ‌on Wednesday that ​it expects to start volume production of ‌Tesla's ⁠chips at Samsung's factory ⁠in Texas in the ​second ​half ​of next ‌year. The comments were made by Han Jin-man, Samsung Electronics ‌President ​and ​Head ​of Foundry ‌Business, at a ​shareholders' ​meeting.

NEUTRAL
Neutral flow. Standard news cycle with no clear sentiment tilt.
Reuters
Mar 18, 2026

AMD CEO Lisa Su to visit Samsung chip plant in South Korea, discuss expanding ties, source says

Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su is set ‌to visit Samsung Electronics' chip ‌production site in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Wednesday, ​where she will tour production lines and discuss expanding cooperation beyond memory into foundry manufacturing, a source with knowledge ‌of the trip ⁠said. Su is expected to meet chip executives, including Samsung's chip ⁠division chief Jun Young-hyun and Foundry Business head Han Jin-man during the ​visit, said ​the source, who ​declined to be ‌named due to the sensitivity of the matter.

BULLISH
Positive press. Headlines skewed toward growth and analyst upgrades.
Reuters
Mar 18, 2026

Samsung CEO sees AI-driven chip boom continuing in 2026

Samsung Electronics sees strong demand for chips continuing this year, driven by the artificial intelligence wave, but rising memory chip prices could hit computer and mobile ‌shipments, its top executive said on Wednesday. Many shareholders management after share prices and earnings hit ​a record high, a dramatic turnaround from last year when its management apologised for lagging rivals in the AI race. He said Samsung was now a key partner with Nvidia in AI infrastructure, citing Nvidia’s GTC conference where CEO Jensen Huang announced a foundry partnership with the Korean firm and praised its HBM4 chips.

BULLISH
Positive press. Headlines skewed toward growth and analyst upgrades.