Samsung’s semiconductor division has been on the agenda with its recent difficulties and revenue declines. In order to increase its competitiveness, the company transferred Jing-Cheng Lin, who had nearly 20 years of experience at TSMC, in 2023. Lin announced that he was leaving the company after a two-year tenure at Samsung. Lin was serving as vice president of the System Packaging Laboratory of the Samsung Semiconductor Research Institute.
Lin, who played an important role in the development of 3D packaging technologies in his career at TSMC, also contributed to the advancement of advanced packaging technologies at Samsung. In particular, he played critical roles in the development of HBM4 memory packaging technology.
The demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM) is rising in the semiconductor industry, especially with the increase in artificial intelligence applications. Samsung attaches great importance to HBM4 technology after losing market share in the HBM3E market against its rival SK Hynix. Lin’s departure may require Samsung to re-evaluate its strategies in this area.
Samsung is restructuring its semiconductor division
Samsung has recently entered into a restructuring process in its semiconductor division. The dismissal of senior executives and changes in the organizational structure are seen as part of the company’s efforts to increase its competitiveness. It was also reported that Samsung experienced a 40 percent decline in profitability in its semiconductor division in the third quarter of 2024.
Lin’s departure raises curiosity in the industry about how it will affect Samsung’s ambitions in the field of advanced chip technologies. The company is expected to develop new strategies to maintain and increase its competitiveness in this field. In particular, the increasing demands of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing applications further increase the importance of advanced chip technologies.
The industry will closely follow what path Samsung will follow in the field of advanced packaging technologies and how it will increase its competitiveness after Lin’s departure. It seems likely that the company will continue its investments in this field and recruit new talents.