[News] Korean Chip Engineer Accuses Tesla of Pressuring Samsung on AI5/AI6 Pricing, Poaching Talent for Terafab
- A South Korean semiconductor engineer has accused Tesla of imposing unfair contract terms on Samsung and Elon Musk’s Terafab project of poaching talent from the chipmaker’s Texas facility.
- According to Wccftech, the engineer, who uses the X handle @TTHUEONE, claimed that Tesla demanded access to Samsung’s internal fab information and audit rights for its AI5 and AI6 chip contracts while aggressively pushing down foundry prices.
- The engineer also alleged that Terafab had poached numerous employees from Samsung’s Taylor fab in Texas and that Tesla turned to Samsung Foundry for its AI5 and AI6 ch
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- A South Korean semiconductor engineer has accused Tesla of imposing unfair contract terms on Samsung and Elon Musk’s Terafab project of poaching talent from the chipmaker’s Texas facility.
- According to Wccftech, the engineer, who uses the X handle @TTHUEONE, claimed that Tesla demanded access to Samsung’s internal fab information and audit rights for its AI5 and AI6 chip contracts while aggressively pushing down foundry prices.
- The engineer also alleged that Terafab had poached numerous employees from Samsung’s Taylor fab in Texas and that Tesla turned to Samsung Foundry for its AI5 and AI6 ch
Sources: Trendforce