Samsung Electronics reported a record third-quarter performance, driven by booming demand for AI-related memory chips. Net profit surged over six-fold year-on-year, while operating profit and revenue hit record highs, with the semiconductor division contributing nearly all of the company's operating earnings. Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday its third-quarter net profit jumped more than six-fold from a year earlier, with its memory business generating most of the company's quarterly operating profits amid.