Analysts said Samsung could see its semiconductor business fall into negative territory, posting huge losses as early as the first quarter, due to the steady DRAM price declines, HBM chip supply delays, a slowdown in demand for enterprise solid state drives (eSSDs) and increased losses in its foundry business, as well as growing regulatory risks related to US President Doland Trump's protectionist policies.“In the first quarter of 2025, our memory business will shift its business portfolio to more high-value-added products by accelerating the migration to cutting-edge nodes in response to demand for high-performance and high-density products,” the South Korean tech giant said in a statement.
MEMORY PERFORMANCEOn Friday, Samsung said its DS division, which oversees its semiconductor business, posted 2.9 trillion in operating profit on sales of 30.1 trillion won in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, on Friday vowed to cut its production of legacy chips and increase sales of premium products, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM), this year after posting weaker-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter of 2024.
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