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Samsung AI Chip Workers Secure Massive Bonuses After Strike Threat In South Korea

Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea voted to approve a major compensation agreement tied to the company's booming AI semiconductor business after threatening to conduct a strike.

International Business Times · May 28

Arteris Maps AI, Data Center and Chiplet Growth Path Toward $250M Revenue Goal

Arteris (NASDAQ:AIP) outlined its view of the semiconductor system IP market, its growth strategy and its exposure to AI, data center and chiplet design trends during a TD Cowen TMT conference session with analyst Josh Buchalter. The Arteris representative, identified by Buchalter as Charlie at the

MarketBeat · May 28

3 Stocks Rallying on Micron's Price Boost: Substance or Hype?

UBS raised its MU price target to $1,625, lifting semiconductor stocks broadly. These 3 stocks rallied in sympathy, but are the gains warranted?

MarketBeat · May 28

Photronics Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 revenue that was roughly flat from a year earlier, as strength in its display photomask business offset a decline in integrated circuit revenue tied to delayed semiconductor design releases. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer George Mac

MarketBeat · May 28

Asia Pacific real estate investment rises 19% in Q1; India emerges as key logistics, data centre growth market: Savills

Industrial and logistics assets also continued to attract strong investor interest due to growing demand linked to AI-related manufacturing, semiconductor exports, data centre development and infrastructure expansion across markets including India, Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia.

The Economic Times · May 28

How a looming Samsung AI workers’ strike in Korea led to €350,000 bonuses

Samsung is only the second company known to strike a profit-sharing agreement with AI workers, according to local reporting.

Euronews · May 28

He couldn’t get US Visa in 1976, today Sanjay Mehrotra runs one of America’s most important AI firms; Joins Satya Nadella & Sundar Pichai in trillion-dollar club

Sanjay Mehrotra, who was reportedly denied a US visa three times as a student, now leads Micron Technology, one of the world’s biggest semiconductor companies. His journey reflects the rise of Indian-origin tech leaders such as Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai. As the AI boom drives demand for memory chips,…

The Economic Times · May 28

Taiwan says US has no timetable for chip tariffs, preferential terms already agreed

Taiwan has secured preferential treatment for its semiconductor exports under a January trade deal with the US, ensuring favourable terms should future Section 232 tariffs be imposed. While the US has indicated potential tariffs on chips, no concrete timeline exists, according to Taiwan's vice premier.

The Economic Times · May 28

Elon Musk's SPACE AI Data Centers: Genius or Dangerous Gamble?

IntroductionArtificial intelligence is quickly becoming one of the most influential technologies of the modern era. Behind every AI chatbot, image generator, and smart recommendation system lies an enormous amount of computing power. As the demand for AI grows, so does the need for larger and more advanced data centers. Elon…

MyLifeXP · May 28

C2i Semiconductors tapes out power management chip

Speaking to ET, Ram Anant, CEO and Co-Founder of C2i Semiconductors, said that power management is becoming a bottleneck as companies are beginning to realise that due to AI workloads what used to be few kilowatts of power in a data center rank is becoming 100 kilowatts now. In addition,…

The Economic Times · May 28