Samsung's semiconductor business achieved record second-quarter performance driven by AI server memory demand. However, its foundry operations continue to trail Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. while mobile unit faces rising component costs. The foundry division shows signs of improvement with increased demand for AI-related products and advanced process nodes. Samsung's mobile business experienced a profit loss due to surging mobile memory costs impacting margins.

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…

Samsung's stock rises on explosive operating profit growth - SiliconANGLE