The partnership between memory giants Longsys and Kingston seems to have hit a major snag.

Earlier this month, executives from Alphabet Inc.’s Google DeepMind, Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. joined tech founders in Bangalore to watch one of India’s top AI startups unveil a new product that might change how the world’s most populous country uses the technology.

In early 2023, Samsung Electronics welcomed former TSMC deputy director Jing-cheng “Vic” Lin to lead an advanced packaging task force to compete against TSMC. However, industry insiders indicate that this task force has recently been disbanded. There are rumors that Chinese wafer fabs are attempting to recruit Lin, making his next move highly anticipated.