Liu Sheng, Chairman and CEO of Zhongji Innolight (centre R) poses after banging the gong at the start of trading with his director Wang Xiaodong (centre L) during the launch of the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in Hong Kong on July 30, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

The logo of Samsung is seen at the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Signage of Samsung Electronics is displayed outside the company's Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

Signage of Samsung Electronics is displayed outside the company's Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

A Samsung flag flutters outside the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

The logo of Samsung is seen at the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

The logo of Samsung is seen at the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)

A Samsung flag flutters outside the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)