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AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn

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Chia, O. (2026, October 8). AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c687z8127302o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Samsung Electronics forecasts a nine-fold increase in quarterly profits to 107.4 trillion won ($80 billion), driven by high demand for memory chips used in AI data centers. This marks Samsung's fourth consecutive quarter of record earnings, alongside competitor SK Hynix and U.S.-based Micron Technology, as the global appetite for semiconductors crucial for AI growth continues to surge.

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Samsung Electronics forecasts its operating profit will jump to 107.4tn won (£61bn; $80bn) for the three months ending September 2023, marking its fourth consecutive quarter of record earnings. This surge is driven by high demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence data centers. Samsung, alongside SK Hynix and US-based Micron, dominates the global semiconductor market. The company's profits have also benefited from strong sales of its latest folding smartphones released in August 2023. Despite recent concerns about overvaluation in tech stocks leading to a drop in share prices, Samsung’s stock market valuation crossed $1tn earlier this year, reflecting significant investor interest in the semiconductor sector amid an ongoing global chip shortage.

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The surge in demand in recent years has resulted in a shortage of semiconductors globally, pushing up sales for firms like Samsung. SK Hynix and Samsung's stock market valuations crossed $1tn (£757bn) earlier this year, though their shares have since come down following concerns that tech stocks have been overvalued.

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🔮 The tech giant estimates that its operating profit for the three months to the end of September will jump to 107.4tn won (£61bn; $80bn), its fourth quarter in a row of record earnings.

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AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn · assertive framing

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- Published Samsung Electronics says it expects a nine-fold surge in its quarterly profits compared with a year earlier, driven by surging demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. asserted

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The tech giant estimates that its operating profit for the three months to the end of September will jump to 107.4tn won (£61bn; $80bn), its fourth quarter in a row of record earnings. asserted

profit → estimate → earnings

Samsung is one of the world's largest memory chip makers alongside local rival SK Hynix and Micron in the US, which produce chips crucial for AI firms like Nvidia. asserted

which → produce → Nvidia

Samsung, which makes the Galaxy Fold and S26 smartphones, is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August. asserted

that → make → August

The firm's full third-quarter earnings will be released at the end of October. asserted

earnings → release → October

Major South Korean companies tend to release previews of their earnings to advise investors ahead of more detailed reports. asserted

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There has been huge global demand for computer chips that power AI development, helping to lift the earnings and shares of manufacturers linked to the technology. asserted

that → power → technology

stocks → result → concerns