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Business · 20 August 2026

Samsung to share $72B in chip profits: Here's how

Samsung to share $72B in chip profits: Here's how

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The company will use half its available cash for the scheme, which features a special dividend, according to local news outlet MoneyToday. Directors are meeting in late August to approve the payout, sharing wealth generated by a massive boom in artificial intelligence hardware. It follows a similar 40 trillion won reward package from SK Hynix, the second biggest memory-chip producer globally.

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