The South Korean tech giant said in a statement to Reuters that 739 roles in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, have been affected by plans by Samsung Electronics America (SEA) – which focuses on consumer electronics and does not include chips – to move its headquarters to Texas.
A majority of affected employees have received relocation offers, but others were let go, the company said without elaborating.
At SEA's Plano, Texas, office, about 100 workers, including staff in its mobile division, have been laid off, according to one person who said they were among the affected employees. Sources declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.
The cuts, though related to the headquarters relocation, underscore diverging fortunes within the South Korean tech giant, with its chip division surging to record profit while its consumer electronics units struggle as chip costs rise.
A Samsung Electronics logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken Aug. 25, 2025. Photo by Reuters
