Over the past week, investors, analysts, journalists and the like have all been focusing on Samsung 005930.SE -0.08%¡¯s less-than-stellar performance from its smartphone business in the second quarter.
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Samsung reported a 6% rise in operating profits of 1.9 trillion won from its semiconductor business, most of which is estimated to have come from selling memory-chips. The company doesn¡¯t breakout profit figures for its non-memory chip business. Earnings growth for its chip business slowed to 6% in the second quarter from 82% in the first quarter, though it still outshined the mobile unit which saw a 30% year-over-year decline during the same period.