Samsung Electronics has reported record revenues of $59bn (£45.4bn) in its third quarter.
The strong revenues were fuelled by a 50% jump in smart phone sales, while profits from microchips rocketed 82%.
The Korean tech giant posted a third quarter net profit of $8.3bn, a 49% increase over the same period last year.
Samsung’s mobile and chip businesses were likely boosted by US sanctions against its Chinese rival Huawei.
The increase in sales likely reflects Samsung eating into Huawei’s market share as US restrictions hit the Chinese telecommunications giant.
Huawei has been stockpiling chips ahead of possible US sanctions.
In August, the US department of commerce said it would impose sanctions on any foreign company that sold chips to Huawei without first obtaining a license.
The Trump administration has targeted a number of Chinese technology firms over national security concerns, including Huawei, TikTok and WeChat.
Samsung also witnessed strong growth in sales of its premium TVs and appliances during July to September.
Booming chips
Samsung’s strong results come amid a consolidation in the microchip industry in the US.
Microchips have a huge range of applications, and are found in retail products like smart phones and consumer electronics as well as in commercial infrastructure such as data centres.
This week chipmaking giant AMD announced it will buy Xilinx for $35bn, paying a premium for its rival in a near-record deal.
Last month, graphics chipmaker Nvidia agreed to buy British mobile chipmaker Arm from Softbank for $40bn.
The consolidation has been fuelled by Nvidia and AMD’s surging share prices, which has left them with cash to invest.
Some analysts think a resurgent and consolidating US industry could push the Chinese government to invest more in microchip technology.
“That could lead to an acceleration in research and development. That’s certainly something that we’ve seen happening,” said Natasha Kassam, a Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute.