https://www.reuters.com/article/us-samsung-elec-results/samsung-elec-upbeat-on-chip-outlook-as-third-quarter-profit-plunges-idUSKBN1X92T9 >Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said chip sales should pick up next year after it reported on Thursday that third-quarter operating profit more than halved due to low prices of memory chips amid a prolonged industry downturn.