[AI Supercycle Drives Performance Surge, Samsung Chip Division Employees Receive 100% Performance Bonus] Reported by Jinse Finance, July 6 – Samsung Electronics announced on Monday that employees in its semiconductor division will receive performance bonuses of up to 100% of their base salary for the first half of this year. This generous bonus level is consistent with the second half of last year and will be distributed on Wednesday. The bonus distribution comes as the semiconductor industry enters an unprecedented AI supercycle, with high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shipments continuing to climb. Analysts estimate that Samsung's memory chip division alone achieved an operating profit of approximately 140 trillion Korean won (around $91 billion) in the first half of this year. Full-year operating profit could approach 350 trillion Korean won. Samsung is scheduled to release its second-quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday. (Jin10)