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Samsung posts brutal financials as chip business profits plunge by 94% (www.techspot.com)

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[–] Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

The chip business posted quarterly operating profits of only ₩400 billion ($288 million), down sharply from ₩6.45 trillion ($4.64 billion) a year earlier. Revenue also declined to ₩27.9 trillion ($20 billion) from ₩28.56 trillion ($20.5 billion) in 2024.

Where did the $4.64 billion a year ago profit in the chip division come from? I don't remember any major customer wins in 2024 and one would think with Samsung fabbing the Switch 2 SoC, there would be an increase in absolute profit values (if not margins).

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Maybe last year is when the contract for the Switch 2 was signed and paid?

[–] misk@piefed.social 3 points 20 hours ago

It’s quite likely that Switch 2 have been in production for a couple of years already given massive stockpiles they had for release. There’s plenty of circumstantial evidence that they delayed Switch 2 because Switch 1 was selling like hotcakes and there was no good launch lineup.

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