Samsung's Q2 Operating Profit Up 19-Fold as AI Demand Hits Mainstream Memory Chips

Samsung estimated Q2 operating profit jumped 19-fold, beating expectations, Reuters reported July 9, 2026. Memory chip prices kept rising as AI spending spread beyond specialized high-bandwidth memory into conventional DRAM — the everyday memory in smartphones, PCs, and servers. AI-driven pricing pressure is now reaching consumer electronics, not just data-center hardware.