Last mentioned: Mar 18, 2026
Invisible AI Era
Samsung predicts AI will become a seamless, unnamed part of the user interface.
800M Target
Projected date for doubling AI-integrated device footprint.
HBM4 Production
Anticipated start of mass production for next-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM4).
AMD Strategic Visit
AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Samsung chip plants to discuss high-level partnership expansion.
S26 Launch
Samsung launches Galaxy S26 and outlines 'unavoidable' AI revolution strategy.
AI Strategy Briefing
Mobile COO Won-Joon Choi emphasizes that AI will impact every aspect of human life and hardware design.
400M Milestone
Samsung reaches 400 million AI-enabled devices globally.
R&D Milestone
Samsung concludes 2025 with $25.6B in total R&D spending, focused on AI and advanced nodes.
Samsung Electronics expects the AI-driven semiconductor boom to maintain strong momentum into 2026, driven by advancements in HBM4 and on-device AI integration. This bullish outlook is supported by a record $25.6 billion R&D investment and strengthening partnerships with major fabless players like AMD.
Following the launch of the Galaxy S26, Samsung Mobile COO Won-Joon Choi has declared the AI revolution 'unavoidable' across all sectors of human life. The company aims to double its AI-enabled device footprint to 800 million units by the end of 2026 through a sophisticated hybrid on-device and cloud model.
Samsung Mobile COO Won-Joon Choi has characterized the AI revolution as an unavoidable shift that will impact every sector from law to medicine. The company plans to double its AI-enabled device footprint to 800 million units by the end of 2026, leveraging a Hybrid AI model to democratize the technology.