Samsung May Not Launch a Galaxy Note Series Flagship This Year, Plans on Bringing It Back in 2022 Samsung May Not Launch a Galaxy Note Series Flagship This Year, Plans on Bringing It Back in 2022 Samsung CEO Koh Dong-Jin said that semiconductor shortage may affect the company in the second quarter. By Vineet Washington | Updated: 17 March 2021 13:57 IST Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra comes with S Pen support Highlights The company may face semiconductor shortages in the second quarter Samsung Galaxy Note series typically launches in second half of the year Samsung has said that there will not be a new Galaxy Note smartphone coming this year. The company has regularly launched its Galaxy Note series smartphones in the second half of the year, but it looks like plans have changed for 2021. The development was shared by Samsung Electronics' President and Co-CEO, Koh Dong-Jin at Samsung's 52nd regular shareholders meeting. Koh, who heads Samsung's IT and Mobile Communications division, also said that the South Korean tech company does not plan on abandoning the Galaxy Note series altogether and that it was just for this year.