AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn
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The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August.
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A sleek, modern high-tech laboratory filled with rows of state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing equipment, where technicians in clean suits work diligently on circuit boards. In the center, a large screen displays a pie chart showing AI chips as the dominant segment with a slice larger than all others combined.
Caption: When the AI chip pie is bigger than the sum of all other parts
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Based on the original story on bbc.co.uk.
Editor's note
The dizzying profits at Samsung highlight the precarious dance of technological cycles, where fleeting innovation brings record-breaking gains before the next disruptor emerges. As AI chips and folding devices propel the company to new heights, one can't help but wonder about the silent, systemic cracks beneath the gloss of success.
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Panel 1
*A small, cluttered lab. A scientist, WEI, in a white lab coat, is hunched over a microscope, adjusting settings with a look of frustration on his face. He has a scruffy beard and wire-rimmed glasses.* Wei (muttering to himself)
Wei: If I were Samsung, I'd be laughing all the way to the bank.
Panel 2
*The same lab, but Wei has moved to a workbench cluttered with circuit boards and small electronic components. He is soldering a tiny chip, looking strained and overwhelmed. A poster on the wall reads * Wei (to the poster)
Narrator: Innovation for the People.
Wei: Yeah, right. Meanwhile, Samsung's making chips that fold in half.
Panel 3
*Wei is now staring at a small, prototype AI chip on the workbench. He looks up, exasperated, and sighs heavily.* Wei (to himself)
Wei: Maybe I should just switch to making coffee mugs. At least I can fold those.
Highlight: Wei’s sarcastic remark about switching to coffee mugs, highlighting the absurdity of his situation compared to Samsung’s success.
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