Boeing finds another software flaw that might delay Max’s return. CNBC Newsletters. Samsung Electronics said Wednesday that profits for the three months that ended June more than halved from a year earlier due to falling memory chip prices. News Tips Got a confidential news tip? The environment overall will remain challenging due to the sluggish growth of the global smartphone market and material cost burden. In response, Samsung will focus on enhancing profitability by delivering high-margin products. Mobile displays are predicted to report weaker results next quarter as «demand falls short of initial expectations for certain premium smartphones and costs increase due to lower utilization in some production lines,» Samsung said.