Asia's memory chip workers are beginning to be richly rewarded as wages stagnate in other sectors.
Asia's memory chip workers are beginning to be richly rewarded as wages stagnate in other sectors. (Nikkei illustration) Massive bonuses benefit local economies but leave other workers behind PYEONGTAEK, South Korea/TAIPEI/HONG KONG -- "Welcome to the world's semiconductor capital" reads a sign on the gate of a Samsung Electronics chip plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, a 20-minute express train ride from southern Seoul. Thousands of employees were at work there one November afternoon, while more manufacturing facilities were under construction close by to meet soaring demand for advanced memory chips, critical components for artificial intelligence computing.