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Samsung Electronics

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Also known as Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a South Korean electronics company and, with SK hynix, one of the world's two biggest memory-chip makers.

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Semiconductor and electronics company
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What it does

Samsung Electronics shares trade on the Korea Exchange and make up a large share of the Kospi index. It is distinct from Samsung Electronics America, its U.S. subsidiary.

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Published Oct 13, 2026Source / event date: 2026-10-13

Chip stocks slide across Asia as investors question the AI trade →

South Korea's Kospi closed down 5.46% at 6,035.35 on October 13, its fifth straight losing day, as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix led a sell-off in chip makers. Reuters described it as the strongest sign yet that sentiment on AI-linked shares is shifting, with rising bond yields and the cost of funding the buildout in focus.

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