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Samsung chip talent flees to SK Hynix amid pay and culture gap

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from MIT Technology Review ·

Samsung's semiconductor division is losing engineers to rival SK Hynix, driven by better compensation and work culture. One engineer, Lee, now spends his free time preparing a job application for SK Hynix instead of working extra hours. The exodus highlights growing dissatisfaction among Samsung's chip workforce.

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The talent drain underscores Samsung's struggle to retain top chip engineers as SK Hynix aggressively poaches with better offers.
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