Samsung is still dealing with the blow to its sales and reputation from the exploding Galaxy Note 7 issue, but its other businesses are protecting it from the worst impact on quarterly results. Last year, amid intense pressures on its smartphone activities, Samsung invested heavily in its semiconductor, memory and display units to offset the decline. This year, the mobile business had enjoyed a significant bounceback, until the major setback of the problems with the Note 7, which was supposed to be the big launch for the autumn and a way to counter the release of the latest iPhone. However, as it published its preliminary second quarter figures, it was clear that the boost to the components businesses was having…