SK Hynix is on the brink of potentially overtaking Samsung Electronics in operating profit this year, signaling a historic shift in the domestic semiconductor landscape. Analysts estimate that SK Hynix’s operating profit surpassed that of Samsung’s chip division last year,

South Korea's SK Hynix forecast sales of its high-end semiconductors used in generative artificial intelligence chipsets would double this year after reporting a record quarterly profit that surpassed its bigger rival Samsung.

Daniel Yoo of Yuanta Securities, Korea says the legacy memory business is on a decline, but is optimistic for SK Hynix as their HBM business continues to grow and will retain over 50% market share.

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by Qualcomm's chips and Google's artificial-intelligence model, hoping its upgraded AI features can reinvigorate sales and fend off Apple and Chinese rivals.

Alongside the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung will also update Galaxy AI. How will this define AI smartphones in 2025 and beyond?

The Samsung Galaxy S25 sticks to what we liked about last year’s phones while introducing some new AI perks that may prove to be more than just a gimmick.