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Samsung Electronics sees NAND, foundry join AI-driven profit engines

Samsung Electronics is seeing a shift in profit drivers in its memory business as NAND flash and its contract chipmaking unit gain traction on AI demand, following record quarterly results led by HBM and DRAM. The company says it has completed mass-production preparations for high-performance Gen6 NAND storage and received positive early customer feedback. It also says talks with multiple large AI HPC customers on its 2-nanometre process are active, with expectations of visible results soon.

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SK Hynix to overhaul long-term supply contracts to prioritise volumes over price

SK Hynix is reviewing a new structure for long-term supply agreements, saying customers increasingly view securing volumes as a key risk. The company reported record quarterly revenue and operating profit for the first quarter of 2026 and said shortages of HBM, server DRAM and enterprise SSDs may persist, extending a price upcycle. It will bring forward the start of its Yongin cluster Phase 1 fab and accelerate NAND transitions and next-generation product rollouts.

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SK Hynix posts Q1 operating profit of 37.6 trillion won, up 405 percent year on year

SK Hynix said on Wednesday it posted first-quarter revenue of 52.6 trillion won and operating profit of 37.6 trillion won. Revenue rose 198 percent from a year earlier and operating profit jumped 405 percent, with an operating margin of 72 percent. Quarterly revenue topped 50 trillion won for the first time. The company cited strong demand supported by expanded AI infrastructure investment and higher sales of high value-added products.