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Semiconductors

Samsung Electronics Q4 profit plummets amid global chip downturn

South Korean tech giant's slump expected to continue in first half of this year

Semiconductors made by Samsung Electronics are a mainstay of the global technology industry. (Photo courtesy of Samsung Electronics) 

SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that operating profit plunged in the fourth quarter of last year, as global economic headwinds snuffed out demand for semiconductors and smartphones -- the company's two key revenue sources.

The South Korean tech company said that its operating profit came in at 4.3 trillion won ($3.5 billion) for the three months through December, a decline of 69% from the same period the year before and the worst result since the third quarter of 2014.

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