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Samsung Electronics forecasts record 20 trillion won Q4 profit
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Samsung Electronics estimated its fourth-quarter operating profit at 20 trillion won, a 208 percent surge from a year earlier, driven by soaring memory chip prices amid high AI demand. Sales are projected at 93 trillion won, marking a quarterly record. The figures exceed analyst expectations and highlight a chip market supercycle.
Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are ramping up memory production to meet surging demand from artificial intelligence (AI) servers. Industry analysts said on Sunday that production capacity is increasingly seen as a key determinant of competitiveness in the global semiconductor industry.