Samsung Electronics is preparing a shareholder return program worth roughly $72 billion, driven by surging demand for AI infrastructure and high-bandwidth memory chips. The proposal, expected to go before Samsung’s board later in August, could combine a special dividend with buybacks funded by about half of the company’s free cash flow. The move follows SK Hynix’s own buyback announcement and reflects the financial strength that AI-driven memory demand has brought to South Korea’s chipmakers.
