[South Korea's "Memory Giants" Expected to Achieve Over 184 Trillion Won in Q3 Operating Profit, Up from 90.8 Trillion Won in 2025] Odaily Planet Daily reports that this week, South Korea's two memory chip giants will release their Q3 2026 results: SK Hynix is scheduled to release its earnings report on Wednesday, followed by Samsung Electronics on Thursday. With rising demand for AI chips and soaring memory chip prices, these two memory chip giants are expected to deliver one of their strongest results ever, with combined Q3 operating profit projected to reach 184.4 trillion won (approximately US$139.1 billion). Samsung Electronics' preliminary results released on October 8 showed that its Q3 operating profit was 107.4 trillion won (approximately US$80.17 billion), a nearly eightfold increase compared to 12.17 trillion won in the same period last year. Analysts surveyed by market research firm FnGuide predict that SK Hynix's third-quarter revenue will reach 98.2 trillion won, with operating profit reaching 77 trillion won. In comparison, the combined operating profit of Samsung (43.6 trillion won) and SK Hynix (47.2 trillion won) in 2025 is projected to be 90.8 trillion won. (Cailian Press)