Overview
- Second-quarter operating profit tumbled to 4.7 trillion won, down from 10.44 trillion won a year earlier, while revenue rose marginally to 74.6 trillion won.
- The semiconductor division logged a six-quarter low of 400 billion won in operating profit after inventory writedowns and US export restrictions on advanced AI chips to China.
- Samsung’s mobile experience division delivered a 3.1 trillion won operating profit thanks to strong Galaxy S25 and A-series smartphone sales.
- A newly disclosed US$16.5 billion contract with Tesla is set to boost Samsung’s foundry business in the coming quarters.
- The company has finalized development of sixth-generation HBM4 memory chips with full-scale supply planned for next year and is preparing responses to a pending US Section 232 semiconductor review.