Samsung and AMD to partner as workers mull strikeBloombergSamsung Electronics Co has agreed to supply and collaborate with AMD on next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) memory and computing technologies. Samsung Electronics Co cochief executive officer Jun Young-hyun, speaks during a shareholders’ meeting in Suwon, South Korea, yesterday. Samsung, SK Hynix Inc and Micron Technology Inc dominate the supply of memory chips globally. Separately, tens of thousands of Samsung workers yesterday said that they would strike in May over a wage dispute, raising concerns over chip production. More than 66,000 of nearly 90,000 unionized workers voted on whether to strike, the association of three unions said in a statement.

Source: Taipei Times March 18, 2026 17:31 UTC