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summary: "Samsung reported a preliminary operating profit of 107.4 trillion won in the third quarter, while its mobile business lost an estimated 1 trillion to 2 trillion won due to rising component costs driven by the AI memory boom."
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# AI Memory Boom Forces Samsung to Cut Phone Output by 30%

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**Published:** 2026-10-08T14:54:13.000Z
**Category:** Industry

## Summary

Samsung reported a preliminary operating profit of 107\.4 trillion won in the third quarter, while its mobile business lost an estimated 1 trillion to 2 trillion won due to rising component costs driven by the AI memory boom\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/earnings/ai-memory-boom-forces-samsung-to-cut-phone-output-by-30percent-10133f69>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/earnings/ai-memory-boom-forces-samsung-to-cut-phone-output-by-30percent-10133f69>)