Samsung Electronics on Tuesday nominated its chip business chief Jun Young-hyun and Chief Technology Officer Song Jai-hyuk to join its board, as the tech giant looks to boost competitiveness in its struggling semiconductor business.

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong is unlikely to rejoin the tech giant’s board in the coming years, as the company is considering the potential impact of a Supreme Court ruling on his involvement in a controversial merger of Samsung affiliates.

The chief technology officer (CTO) of Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday emphasized the need for industry-wide collaboration to advance semiconductor technology in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).

Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) has nominated chip business chief Jun Young-hyun and Chief Technology Officer Song Jai-hyuk to its board, aiming to strengthen its semiconductor division. The South Korean tech giant

Samsung's compliance committee's chief Lee Chan-hee, chairman of the compliance committee at Samsung Group, speaks to reporters before attending a meeting of the committee at Samsung Life Insurance's headquarters in Seoul on Feb.