What is Samsung?
Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate that uses Anthropic’s Claude Code to accelerate semiconductor design and verification. As of mid-2026, the company’s semiconductor division is reportedly on track for record profits, with analysts and commentators highlighting the impact of AI tools on productivity and earnings.
Company timeline
- Jul 2026 - Michael Batnick said that Samsung’s profit this year will exceed the cumulative profit generated over the past 40 years since it entered the semiconductor business.
- Jul 2026 - Erik noted that earnings per share forecasts for Samsung in 2027 had been revised upward from 20,000 Korean won to about 300,000 won, and that the stock still trades at seven times earnings despite speculation in Korean markets.
- Aug 2026 - Nathaniel Whittemore reported that Samsung’s development personnel have cut the time to complete complex tasks like system-on-chip verification from 3 months to 2 days, using Claude Code.
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Claude Code helped Samsung cut system-on-chip verification time from 3 months to 2 days.
“Development personnel have been able to cut down the time to complete complex tasks like system on chip verification from 3 months to 2 days.”Nathaniel Whittemore · 13 Aug 2026
Samsung reported completing a 16-stack 3D DRAM (VS-CAT) at a May 2024 conference, while a Samsung EVP attributed an 8-layer 3D DRAM stack to Micron.
“In May 2024, a Samsung EVP reported at a conference that they completed a 16-stack 3D DRAM - which they called then Vertically Stacked Cell Array Transistor or VS-CAT style.”Jon Y · 26 Jul 2026
Samsung's semiconductor profit in 2026 is projected to exceed the cumulative profit from the prior 40 years since it entered the semiconductor business.
“This year's profit for Samsung will exceed the cumulative profit generated over the past 40 years since we entered the semiconductor.”Michael Batnick · 8 Jul 2026
Samsung did not simply miss the AI boom. It made a deliberate strategic bet on HBM-PIM for edge AI at the moment rivals committed to HBM3.
“At a critical point, Samsung chose to focus on HBM-PIM (Processing-in-Memory) instead of HBM3.”Jon Y · 13 Aug 2026
eFlash remains resilient in embedded memory despite TSMC and Samsung actively pushing STT-MRAM and ReRAM as its successors.
“Despite both TSMC and Samsung positioning STT-MRAM or ReRAM, eFlash remains quite resilient.”Jon Y · 21 Jun 2026
Analyst earnings estimates for Korean memory stocks were revised from 20,000 Korean Won per share in 2027 to approximately 300,000 Korean Won, a roughly 15x upward revision.
“They were predicting 20,000 Korean Juan in earnings in per share in 2027. And I think that number is now like 300,000 Juan.”Erik · 2 Jul 2026
Speculative margin buying in Korean and Taiwanese equities may be rational, not reckless, given that Samsung still trades at roughly 7x earnings despite the speculation.
“Koreans, you know, on margin and Taiwan and I go okay yeah that's care I'm careful about it but on the other hand is it just kind of naturally what is going to happen? And I'm like, even if they're on wire, they're speculating their brains out and Samsung's still at seven times earnings. I'm like, I don't know. Maybe they're just that's actually smart, you know?”Erik · 2 Jul 2026