Samsung chief discusses potential partnership with Taiwan's top fabless firm

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong met with the head of MediaTek, Taiwan's leading fabless semiconductor company, earlier this week to discuss partnership, industry sources said Friday.

Lee met with Rick Tsai, chief executive officer of MediaTek Inc., in Taiwan on Thursday as part of Samsung's efforts to bolster its foundry business in response to soaring chip demand from the artificial intelligence industry, according to the sources.

The meeting was also seen as part of Samsung's efforts