SEOUL (Reuters) -Shares of South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) rose as much as 2% on Thursday to an all-time high on investor optimism surrounding the semiconductor industry.

Shares of the world's leading memory chip maker were up 0.95% at 95,900 won ($67.52) per share as of 0022 GMT, after hitting a record 96,900 won earlier in the session, surpassing the previous record of 96,800 won on January 11, 2021.

Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) shares have risen 80% so far this year.

($1 = 1,420.2400 won)