SEOUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF )

on Thursday projected a 208% ‌jump in fourth-quarter ​operating

profit from a ‍year earlier, beating ⁠analysts' ⁠estimates as tight

supply ‌and a ​surge in artificial intelligence-driven demand

pushed ⁠up ‍prices ​for conventional memory chips.

The world's largest ‍memory chipmaker estimated an operating

profit of 20 trillion won ($13.82 ​billion) ‍for the

October-December period, compared with ​an LSEG SmartEstimate of

18 trillion won, a regulatory filing showed.

($1 = 1,446.9800 ​won)