This file photo taken on October 23, 2007 shows an employee of Samsung Electronics holding up the world's first 30-nanometer 64-gigabit NAND flash memory device during a news conference in Seoul. Samsung Electronics, the world's top computer memory chipmaker, said on April 24, 2009 its first-quarter net profit fell more than 70 percent year-on-year as poor demand depressed prices. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

This file photo taken on October 23, 2007 shows an employee of Samsung Electronics holding up the world's first 30-nanometer 64-gigabit NAND flash memory device during a news conference in Seoul. Samsung Electronics, the world's top computer memory chipmaker, said on April 24, 2009 its first-quarter net profit fell more than 70 percent year-on-year as poor demand depressed prices.

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  1. A South Korean clerk, left, explains Samsung's computer to customer at an electronic shop in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that profit likely surged in the third quarter on higher sales, amid a brightening outlook for the world's largest manufacturer of computer memory chips and flat screen televisions.
  2. A South Korean man looks at Samsung's laptop at a showroom of Samsung Electronics in Seoul on October 6, 2009. South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and flat TV screens, estimated it made a record quarterly operating profit of 3.5 billion USD in July-September.
  3. South Korean men look at Samsung's mobile phones at a showroom of Samsung Electronics in Seoul on October 6, 2009. South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and flat TV screens, estimated it made a record quarterly operating profit of 3.5 billion USD in July-September.
  4. Cristie Kerr of the US tees off during the Samsung World Championship pro-am event at the Torrey Pines golf course on September 16, 2009. Paula Creamer seeks to defend her Samsung World Championship title starting September 17, as the LPGA returns to Torrey Pines golf course this week for the first time in over 25 years. The American will have her work cut out for her as the one million-dollar tournament includes only 20 players, but 17 of the top 20 players on the season money list, including South Korean rookie Shin Ji-yai, are in the field.
  5. Samsung Electronics' AM-OLED phone is displayed for visitors at the company's headquarters in Seoul August 6, 2009. Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED) displays are making a belated appearance in pricier smartphones as makers latch on to the technology to get an edge in a sector where competition is fierce and features matter more than price. Picture taken on August 6, 2009. To match analysis TECHNOLOGY/AMOLED.
  6. Samsung Electronics' AM-OLED phone is displayed for visitors at the company's headquarters in Seoul August 6, 2009. Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED) displays are making a belated appearance in pricier smartphones as makers latch on to the technology to get an edge in a sector where competition is fierce and features matter more than price. Picture taken on August 6, 2009. To match analysis TECHNOLOGY/AMOLED.
  7. A researcher of Samsung Mobile Display, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, holds AM-OLED cells for mobile phones at the company's factory in Cheonan, south of Seoul, August 12, 2009. Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED) displays are making a belated appearance in pricier smartphones as makers latch on to the technology to get an edge in a sector where competition is fierce and features matter more than price. Picture taken on August 12, 2009. To match analysis TECHNOLOGY/AMOLED.
  8. A showroom guide of Samsung Electronics walks past displayed memory chips made by Samsung Electronics at the company's headquarters in Seoul October 29, 2009. Shares in Samsung Electronics will be closely followed as the world's No.1 memory chip maker and the largest share on South. Korea's benchmark index is set to post its quarterly results on October 30, 2009. Picture taken October 29, 2009.
  9. Employees of South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor work at the company's plant in Icheon, southeast of Seoul in this picture released on October 23, 2009. Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, faces a bright outlook as strong demand and prices boosts a sector recovery, after it reported its first net profit in eight quarters. Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 player, and Hynix, have benefitted from technology advances the rest of the sector is struggling to catch up with after a two-year slump.
  10. A Hynix manufactured server module is seen at the company's office in Seoul October 23, 2009. South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, faces a bright outlook as strong demand and prices boosts a sector recovery, after it reported its first net profit in eight quarters. Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 player, and Hynix, have benefitted from technology advances the rest of the sector is struggling to catch up with after a two-year slump.
  11. Hynix manufactured server modules are seen at the company's office in Seoul October 23, 2009. South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, faces a bright outlook as strong demand and prices boosts a sector recovery, after it reported its first net profit in eight quarters. Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 player, and Hynix, have benefitted from technology advances the rest of the sector is struggling to catch up with after a two-year slump.
  12. Hynix manufactured server modules are seen at the company's office in Seoul October 23, 2009. South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, faces a bright outlook as strong demand and prices boosts a sector recovery, after it reported its first net profit in eight quarters. Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 player, and Hynix, have benefitted from technology advances the rest of the sector is struggling to catch up with after a two-year slump.
  13. A general view shows South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor plant in Cheongju, south of Seoul in this picture released on October 23, 2009. Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, faces a bright outlook as strong demand and prices boosts a sector recovery, after it reported its first net profit in eight quarters. Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 player, and Hynix, have benefitted from technology advances the rest of the sector is struggling to catch up with after a two-year slump.
  14. An employee of South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor works at the company's office in Seoul October 23, 2009. Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No. 2 memory chip maker, faces a bright outlook as strong demand and prices boosts a sector recovery, after it reported its first net profit in eight quarters. Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 player, and Hynix, have benefitted from technology advances the rest of the sector is struggling to catch up with after a two-year slump.
  15. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp, center, shakes hands with Giorgio Armani with JK Shin, Executive Vice President and head of the Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics at left, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Italian designer Armani has teamed up with Microsoft and South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. to develop a smartphone for today's fashion-conscious business world, the three companies said Friday. Giorgio Armani personally designed the thin, gold-colored gizmo that bears his name, the companies said in a joint statement. This is the third mobile phone he designed for Samsung.
  16. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp, right, and JK Shin, Executive Vice President and head of the Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics show a new smartphone, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Italian designer Armani has teamed up with Microsoft and South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. to develop a smartphone for today's fashion-conscious business world, the three companies said Friday. Giorgio Armani personally designed the thin, gold-colored gizmo that bears his name, the companies said in a joint statement. This is the third mobile phone he designed for Samsung.

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