Samsung veteran sounds alarm on global chip war

In three decades at Samsung Electronics, Yang Hyang-ja helped shape the 84-year-old conglomerate’s present dominance in global memory chip making. Now, she’s taking on a far broader challenge: ensuring Korea remains relevant as the US and China fight over semiconductors.

Ms Yang, who rose from a researcher’s assistant at the storied company before heading the key memory chip development division, is the lead architect of a nationwide effort to fund and galvanise its domestic chip industry. Her mission is surging in importance as the US, China and Japan pour billions of dollars into building up their own chip supply chains, clouding Korea’s future role in semiconductors, she said.

Bloomberg