A growing pay dispute at Samsung Electronics is causing serious frustration among employees after reports claimed some workers in the company’s memory chip division received bonuses close to $400,000, while staff in other semiconductor units got around $4,000. The huge difference in payouts has reportedly created anger across teams involved in chip packaging and AI semiconductor production. Employees in some departments are slowing work and delaying cooperation on key projects as resentment spreads internally. The backlash comes at a critical time as Samsung competes with SK hynix and TSMC in the AI chip race. Workers outside the memory division reportedly feel they are contributing to the company’s AI ambitions without receiving similar rewards. Packaging teams, which play a major role in assembling advanced AI chips, are said to be among the most frustrated. Some reports claim internal decisions related to major AI chip projects have slowed down completely because of growing tension between departments.