Samsung's Profit Is Down 95% — Now the Apple Rival Is Relying on an 'Unusual' Strategy to Recover我公司的mory chip division saw a record $3.4 billion loss.

ByAmanda Breen

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It continues to be a tough time fortechcompanies — even the giants.

SamsungElectronics Co.'s profits are officially down 95% for Q1 2023; the company saw 14.12 trillion Korean won ($10.7 billion) in profit for Q1 2022 and just 640 billion won ($478.55 million) this past quarter,Ars Technicareported.

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导致经济衰退的主要因素?我公司的mory chip division posted a record $3.4 billion loss amid the $160 billion dip in the globalmemoryindustry, perBloomberg.According to the outlet, the company's semiconductor division is typically its largest, and the staggering drop in Q1 was "unprecedented."

The company plans to reduce its memory production by a "meaningful" amount to safeguard against an approximately 70% fall in prices over the past nine months, per The Verge. But, in what Bloomberg calls an "unusual move," Samsung doesn't intend to slash its investment inmemory chipsin a bid to maintain its long-term competitiveness.

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Samsung is still banking on thesemiconductorindustry, and its outlook on PC and phone demand is also optimistic. "In the second half, the smartphone market is expected to increase in both volume and value amid signs of a global economic recovery," it said in astatement.
Amanda Breen

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Amanda Breen is a features writer at Entrepreneur.com. She is a graduate of Barnard College and received an MFA in writing at Columbia University, where she was a news fellow for the School of the Arts.

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