Samsung Electronics posted historic quarterly profits, driven by a fierce recovery in memory chips and surging global demand for artificial intelligence hardware.

Global semiconductor stocks advanced in premarket trading, led by surging demand for SK Hynix's advanced high-bandwidth memory chips.

ASM International has upgraded its financial forecasts, propelled by relentless demand for advanced atomic layer deposition tools in AI chip manufacturing.

Shares of Dutch equipment manufacturer BE Semiconductor rallied following confirmation that Applied Materials has expanded its equity position.