Samsung to invest record US$73 bil in AI chip comeback bid

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg03-19

The planned investment represents more than half of Samsung’s projected operating profit for the year. (March 19): Samsung Electronics Co plans to spend more than 110 trillion won (US$73.3 billion or ...

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