# The South Korean technology giant forecast record quarterly profit amid strong demand for artificial intelligence chips.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-07 · CNBC*

## Key points

- Samsung forecasted a record quarterly operating profit of 57.2 trillion won for Q1 2025.
- This projected profit is nearly three times Samsung's previous quarterly record and far exceeds analyst estimates.
- Samsung's Device Solutions division generated 57% of operating profits, mainly from high-bandwidth memory chips.
- Explosive demand for AI-related high-bandwidth memory chips has caused market shortages and price spikes.
- Samsung has recently regained ground in high-bandwidth memory chips after previously losing its lead to SK Hynix.

**Companies:** Samsung Electronics
**Countries:** South Korea

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