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Samsung Hits $1 Trillion Valuation Amid Apple Chip Diversification Talks

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Samsung today reached a valuation of $1 trillion for the first time, reports Bloomberg. Samsung's value has been climbing sharply due to increasing demand for the memory chips it manufactures, and stock increased 14.4 percent today.

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Samsung is the second Asian firm after Apple supplier TSMC to reach a $1 trillion valuation. Last week, Samsung's semiconductor manufacturing business wildly exceeded analyst expectations, reporting operating income of $36 billion instead of the $24.4 billion expected.

Just yesterday, rumors suggested Apple was speaking with Intel and Samsung about taking on some processor manufacturing for Apple devices. Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain due to chip shortages. During Apple's earnings call, CEO Tim Cook said iPhone 17 shipments were constrained because Apple could not get enough of the A19 and A19 Pro chips that TSMC makes.

Samsung said it plans to "secure flagship SoC design wins" in the second half of 2026. Development of Samsung's 1.4nm node is on track, and it is "pursuing the expansion of large-scale 2nm customers." Apple is preparing to make the jump to 2nm chips soon, and the iPhone 18 models could be the first to have chips built on the new node.

Samsung also said that it expects server memory demand to remain strong in the latter part of 2026, so the company is in a good position to see further growth in the coming months.

At a $1 trillion valuation, Samsung trails Apple's more than $4 trillion valuation and TSMC's $2 trillion market cap. Samsung's mobile unit has not been faring as well as its chip business because of increasing material and component costs.

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MacRumors said:
... Last week, Samsung's semiconductor manufacturing business wildly exceeded analyst expectations, reporting operating income of $36 billion instead of the $24.4 billion expected.

... Apple is looking to diversify its supply chain due to chip shortages. ...
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In other words, Samsung has been reaping huge profits off of recent chip shortages, and stands to gain from continuing shortages. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm a wee bit concerned about just how much robberbaroning still goes on today.
 
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zarmanto said:
In other words, Samsung has been reaping huge profits off of recent chip shortages, and stands to gain from continuing shortages. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm a wee bit concerned about just how much robberbaroning still goes on today.
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Why would it change? Expect more, not less, given we're in a world where "executive gifts" are traded for deregulation.

Deregulated markets = robberbarons
 
carestudio said:
> Samsung's mobile unit has not been faring as well as its chip business because of increasing material and component costs.

and innovation too.
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It's kind of funny how the mobile business is about to report a loss for the first time due to costs yet their other substitute is literally producing many of those components. From one pocket to the other
 
At this point, Gurman must be throwing stuff out there for people he knows to invest in. 🙂 Those folks can get out while everyone else is focusing on “The news came from Bloomberg, so it must be true!” Once the dust settles and “preliminary” and “exploratory” becomes “Apple has decided not to”, his folks are sitting on a nice chunk of change while everyone else scampers to take profit on a falling stock.
 
Glad I purchased a new MBP and iPhone before the massive price increases creep into the supply chain. Samsung, SanDisk, Micron, Intel.. basically if you make electronic components stocks are at record highs.
 
magicschoolbus said:
Glad I purchased a new MBP and iPhone before the massive price increases creep into the supply chain. Samsung, SanDisk, Micron, Intel.. basically if you make electronic components stocks are at record highs.
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Yup, plus the massive increase in global fuel cost, now it will cost the consumer even MORE. Yay.

I know I am going to hold off for a couple of years. My iPhone 16 is good for another year or two. Maybe three if I push it. I also just bought a M5 MBA, plus I got my M4 mini so I am set for computers for awhile.
 
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Glad I purchased a new MBP and iPhone before the massive price increases creep into the supply chain. Samsung, SanDisk, Micron, Intel.. basically if you make electronic components stocks are at record highs.
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I've been waiting for the oled MacBook Pro for years now and of course all of this stuff had to happen now 😭
 
This (and the Intel news/smoke) is all about moving as much production to the US as possible. Samsung is about to bring a massive new US fab on line in the next 6-9 months, with another one not far behind.
 
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Good to know and good for those holding Samsung stock. Think with all the chips needed for AI and other uses, the valuation will only continue to increase.
 
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From the movie "Avatar" came the phrase "unattainium" which fits many of the desirable options on Apple gear such as memory and SSD size as well as some of the actual devices now.

Better get real happy with what you have instead dreams of possible vaporware....
 
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