Samsung Q4 earnings expected to be hit by Nvidia AI chip supply delay
Live MintBy Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL - Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, is expected to forecast on Wednesday its profit growth continued to slow in the fourth quarter as it struggled to keep up with Nvidia's strong demand for AI chips. In contrast, Samsung's cross-town rival, SK Hynix, a major supplier of advanced AI memory chips to Nvidia, is expected to post record earnings for the fourth quarter, analysts said. U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology last month forecast quarterly revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates, sending shares lower as weak demand for consumer-centric products impacts the Samsung rival's business. Samsung's business of making logic chips designed by customers like Qualcomm is expected to continue to make losses, eroding its chip earnings, analysts said.