Samsung Employees Being Investigated for “Fabricating” Yields

Samsung Electronics is hit by a major scandal involving current and former employees. It’s being alleged that these employees are involved in falsifying information about the semiconductor fabrication yields of the company’s 3/4/5 nanometer nodes. This came to light when Samsung was observing lower than expected yields after the nodes were approved for mass-production of logic chips for Samsung, as well as third-party chip-designers. A falsified yield figure can have a cascading impact across the supply-chain. Samsung however, has downplayed the severity of the matter. The group has initiated an investigation into the Samsung Device Solutions, the business responsible for the foundry arm of the company. This includes a thorough financial audit of the foundry to investigate if the investments made to improve yields were properly used.