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

on Thursday projected a three-fold jump in fourth-quarter

operating ‌profit from a year earlier to ​a record high as tight

supply ‍and a surge ⁠in artificial ⁠intelligence-driven demand

stoked 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, beating an LSEG SmartEstimate of 18

trillion won, a ‍regulatory filing showed.

The operating profit is a new quarterly record, topping its

previous high of 17.6 trillion won in ​the ‍third quarter of

2018.

The company expects revenue to rise 23% ​to a record 93

trillion won from a year earlier.

Samsung plans to release detailed results, including a

breakdown of earnings for each ​of its business divisions on

January 29.

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