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#SamsungPayoutUpTo80B Samsung may return up to $80B to shareholders while the AI memory race still demands enormous investment. That's the real test of this cycle: can chipmakers reward investors without starving the fabs that create future growth? If HBM cash flow funds both, valuations could get a powerful reset. If payouts compete with capex, today's generosity could become tomorrow's constraint. AI profits are here. Now capital allocation matters just as much.