Samsung Strike?: Four Scenarios for the Chipmaker’s Labor Dispute

Samsung Electronics Co. and its largest labor union are locked in talks to avert a strike at the largest maker of memory chips, and there could be significant disruption to semiconductor supply chains if it goes ahead.

The discussions come at a delicate moment for the company, which has been racking up record profits thanks to red-hot demand for artificial intelligence chips and faces fierce competition from SK Hynix Inc. and Micron Technology Inc.