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Samsung Operating Profit May Top 100 Trillion Won, Nearing Global No. 1
Samsung AI Memory Chip Profit Surge Explained: Beyond HBM
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Gadget HacksSamsung AI Memory Chip Profit Surge Explained: Beyond HBMgadgethacks.comSamsung AI Memory Chip Profit Surge Explained: Beyond HBM Samsung is expected to report Q2 2026 operating profit of around 86 trillion won (approximately $56 billion), roughly 18 times what it earned in the same quarter a year ago, according to an LSEG SmartEstimate drawn from 30 analysts weighted by track record, The Star reported yesterday. That would mark a third consecutive record quarter, driven by what analysts describe as a prolonged shortage across the entire memory market, not just premium AI chips. The result matters because the profit surge is broad-based. Analysts cite rising prices and constrained supply across conventional DRAM, NAND flash, and high-bandwidth memory simultaneously, a combination that makes this upcycle harder to reverse than a typical single-product spike. The biggest risk to that picture, analysts say, is any slowdown in AI infrastructure spending by major cloud providers. Samsung DRAM and NAND prices are driving the earnings story Samsung's Q1 2026 re
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