How can an employee strike at Samsung Electronics crash global AI chip market in 18 days?

The upcoming 45,000-employee strike at Samsung Electronics over a pay dispute threatens to crash global AI chip market in 18 days. Samsung, the world's top memory chipmaker by sales, also supplies critical components for AI systems to Tesla and Nvidia. JPMorgan estimates that strike could cost Samsung $20.79 billion and disrupt operations at other companies, too, due to order delays.