[Samsung Electronics Q3 Operating Profit Soars Nearly 8-Fold, Sets Record High for Fourth Consecutive Quarter] According to Sina Finance, Samsung Electronics released its preliminary earnings report on Thursday, showing strong performance in the third quarter driven by explosive growth in demand for AI chips. From July to September this year, Samsung estimated its operating profit reached 107.4 trillion won (approximately $80.17 billion), a nearly eightfold increase (about 783%) compared to 12.17 trillion won in the same period last year. This not only marks the fourth consecutive quarter of record highs but also exceeds the market forecast of 106.1 trillion won. Meanwhile, third-quarter revenue is estimated at 195 trillion won, a significant year-on-year increase of 127%. Due to the rapid pace of AI infrastructure development far outpacing the expansion of memory chip production capacity, prices for traditional DRAM, NAND flash memory, and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) essential for AI have continued to surge. This supply-demand gap is expected to persist until 2027.