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[South Korea's two memory giants are about to release their third-quarter earnings; combined operating profit is expected to reach 185000000000000 KRW]October 25, South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will release their third-quarter earnings next week, with robust demand for artificial intelligence memory chips expected to drive substantial profits at both companies.SK Hynix is scheduled to release its earnings on Wednesday, followed by Samsung Electronics on Thursday. The market estimates that, driven by rising memory-chip prices and continued growth in demand for high-bandwidth memory (AI) used in HBM accelerators, the two companies' combined operating profit could reach approximately 185000000000000 KRW (equivalent to 139400000000 USD). Samsung Electronics previously projected in its earnings guidance that third-quarter revenue would be 195000000000000 KRW and operating profit would be 107400000000000 KRW. Investors will closely watch the progress of the two chipmakers in supplying next-generation AI chips for accelerators such as Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform. Driven by strong demand for conventional memory chips and high-end HBM4 products,HBM Hynix is likewise expected to report strong earnings.SK