Samsung (SSNLF, Financials) will invest over $73 billion in 2026 to improve its position in the fast-growing AI semiconductor industry.The South Korean business will invest in infrastructure and R&D to lead in high-value memory goods including high-bandwidth memory, utilized in AI systems.The move increases chipmaker competitiveness as AI infrastructure demand rises. Samsung is trying to catch up to SK Hynix, which supplies Nvidia with high-bandwidth memory.Samsung plans to acquire companies in robotics, medical technology, automotive electronics, and HVAC systems in addition to boosting capacity. The business will pay about 9.8 trillion won in dividends this year.Samsung is boosting cooperation to advance AI. It recently partnered with AMD on next-generation AI memory and computing technologies. Nvidia also announced a foundry relationship with Samsung, emphasizing its AI supply chain role.Semiconductor makers are increasing investing to fulfill AI workloads’ demand for increasingly complex and energy-intensive technology.Samsung’s performance on memory technology and potential to acquire share in the high-bandwidth memory market as AI demand grows will be the next driver.

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