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Samsung Investigates Internal Kickbacks on Memory Sales Amid Global HBM Capacity Shift

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 08:03 AM

Samsung Electronics headquarters is reportedly conducting a low-profile internal investigation in Taiwan concerning alleged kickbacks involving employees and distributors related to high-demand memory product sales, which has already led to initial personnel changes in sales and marketing. This probe occurs as major suppliers, including Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron, are reallocating production capacity toward higher-margin HBM and enterprise solutions, tightening the supply of mainstream DDR4 and DDR5 and leading to expected price increases from PC brands like Acer, Dell, and Asus.

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