Operating profit at Samsung’s semiconductor division rose to more than 220 times its year-earlier level. However, the company warned that memory chip shortages could worsen next year as AI infrastructure expands rapidly.

Samsung Electronics extended its record run with second-quarter operating profit topping analysts' estimates.

SEOUL: South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on Thursday (Jul 30) a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by…