Samsung chairman secretly visits MediaTek seeking to trade memory chips for foundry orders

According to Taiwanese media outlets including DigiTimes, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong reportedly led a senior executive team on May 21 in a discreet visit to the headquarters of MediaTek, where they met with MediaTek Chairman Ming-Kai Tsai and CEO Rick Tsai, among other top executives. One of the key objectives of Lee’s trip was reportedly to secure chip foundry orders from MediaTek. The report says Samsung is preparing an aggressive strategy to improve its chances in the competiti