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中国芯片厂商打价格战,“害苦”了三星?利润暴跌94%
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-08-01 06:05

Group 1 - Samsung reported its Q2 2025 financial performance, with total sales of 74.6 trillion KRW (approximately 384.2 billion RMB), a year-on-year increase of 0.7% but a quarter-on-quarter decline of 5.8% [1] - Operating profit fell sharply by 55%, dropping to 4.7 trillion KRW (approximately 24.2 billion RMB), marking a six-quarter low [1] - The decline in profit is primarily attributed to the semiconductor business, with the Device Solutions (DS) division experiencing a revenue drop of 2% year-on-year but an 11% quarter-on-quarter increase, totaling 27.9 trillion KRW (approximately 143.7 billion RMB) [3] Group 2 - The profit for the DS division plummeted by 93.8%, resulting in only 0.4 trillion KRW (approximately 2.06 billion RMB) [3] - The significant profit decline is linked to aggressive price cuts in products, which, while maintaining sales volume, severely impacted profit margins [5] - Samsung's semiconductor business is facing intense competition from Chinese companies, particularly in the NAND flash and DRAM markets, leading to price wars that have eroded profits [7] Group 3 - In the NAND flash segment, Samsung is struggling against competitors like Yangtze Memory Technologies, forcing it to lower prices to maintain market share [7] - The DRAM market is similarly challenged, with Samsung planning to exit the DDR4 market and facing competition in the DDR5 segment [7] - Samsung's foundry business is also under pressure, with its market share declining due to the rise of Chinese firms like SMIC, resulting in a record low lead of only 1.7% over SMIC in the global foundry market [9]