According to media reports, the competitive focus in the semiconductor industry has shifted to talent acquisition. To maintain its market leadership, Samsung Electronics is strengthening its efforts to protect its core talent. Meanwhile, international competitors such as Micron and SanDisk are also entering South Korea to compete for HBM and NAND flash memory design talent. The ability to attract and retain key technical talent has become crucial in determining the outcome of the next-generation memory market competition. In response, Samsung Electronics has implemented measures such as increasing performance bonuses and expanding equity awards. In the first half of this year, despite a slight decrease in the number of employees, both total compensation and book compensation costs have increased.
