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Samsung Group AI integration and organizational strategy

Overview

Samsung is accelerating its ‘AI Grand Transformation’ through deep organizational restructuring, strategic talent acquisition, and hardware development. To centralize AI operations, the group has established Chief AI Officer (CAIO) roles at several subsidiaries. Samsung Display appointed Vice President Noh Chul-rae to lead the AX Research Institute, while Samsung Electro-Mechanics named Vice President Jang Woo-seok to oversee AI-driven process automation. Within Samsung Electronics, the AX team has been upgraded to the AX/PI (Process Innovation) Center, with ‘AX competency enhancement’ now carrying significantly more weight in executive performance evaluations. In the semiconductor sector, the Device Solutions (DS) division is recruiting specialists to integrate ‘Agentic AI’ and digital twins across the value chain. Key hires include deep learning expert Han Bo-hyung, focusing on vision AI for wafer analysis, and data engineering expert Han Tae-rin, who is tasked with constructing ‘AI Ready Data.’ Additionally, the System LSI division continues to use Anthropic’s Claude Code to expedite tasks like verifying System-on-Chip connections, though engineers maintain human oversight to manage technical errors. On the hardware front, Samsung is developing ‘Gaia,’ a 4nm AI accelerator featuring a high-performance Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for on-device Large Language Models. Furthermore, Samsung has partnered with Arm to develop next-generation AI system-on-chips using a 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) manufacturing process, aiming to enhance on-device AI performance for smartphones and terminal devices. This collaboration seeks to reduce cloud dependency and latency, with industry speculation suggesting OpenAI could potentially become an end customer for these advanced chips. Expanding its hardware capabilities, Samsung Electro-Mechanics recently showcased advanced semiconductor packaging and substrate technologies for AI accelerators at KPCA SHOW 2026. These include 2.5D and 2.1D package substrates, as well as glass substrates. The company is currently operating a glass substrate pilot line with plans for full-scale production by 2028.

Entities

Samsung Electronics · Samsung Electro-Mechanics · Han Bo-hyung · OpenAI · Samsung Group

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Samsung and LG showcase next-generation AI semiconductor substrates

    South Korean firms Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Innotek, and Famtech unveiled next-generation AI-focused semiconductor substrates and packaging equipment at KPCA SHOW 2026.

  2. 7 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 10 sources
    AI chip competition intensifies as OpenAI and Samsung challenge Nvidia

    Custom AI chip developments from OpenAI, Samsung, and MediaTek are challenging Nvidia’s market dominance as the industry shifts toward specialized ASICs and on-device AI processing.

  3. 29 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources
    Samsung Electronics expands AI semiconductor R&D and develops Gaia PC chip

    Samsung Electronics is bolstering its semiconductor AI capabilities by hiring top experts and developing ‘Gaia,’ a 4nm AI accelerator chip for PCs and edge AI applications, aiming for mass production next year.

  4. 29 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Samsung Electronics recruits AI experts to accelerate semiconductor transformation

    Samsung Electronics is accelerating its semiconductor AI transformation by hiring deep learning expert Han Bo-hyung and data engineering specialist Han Tae-rin to optimize R&D and manufacturing.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Samsung Group establishes Chief AI Officer roles to accelerate AI transformation

    Samsung Group is establishing Chief AI Officer (CAIO) roles at subsidiaries like Samsung Display and Samsung Electro-Mechanics to accelerate its group-wide AI transformation strategy.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
    Samsung utilizes Anthropic AI for chips and develops humanoid robots

    Samsung is utilizing Anthropic’s Claude AI to accelerate semiconductor development and is reportedly developing an internal humanoid robot project using proprietary motor technologies.

Sources

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