Hynix Q4 shines on brisk DRAM sales
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South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said fourth-quarter profit rose 35 percent to a record high, beating estimates, on strong sales of computer memory chips, but forecast steep falls in chip prices.
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High points of the coming year will include continuing strength in the DRAM market and strong consumer electronics sales, Gartner says.
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South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc  , the world's second-biggest maker of memory chips,  anticipates a rebound in its key computer chip market in the  second quarter of this year, its chief executive said on  Tuesday.
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The powerful chip rebound anticipated in stock prices last year materialized in the quarter reported Tuesday by Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM:NYSE - news - research), which said earnings nearly doubled on a 27% surge in revenue.
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Figures from ZDNet Germany labs show AMD's fastest chips outpacing its rival's for mainstream applications.
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South Korea's Hynix  Semiconductor, the world's second-biggest maker of  memory chips, expects a rebound in its key computer chip market  in the second quarter of this year, its chief executive said on  Tuesday.
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  and  Hynix Semiconductor Inc.  are poised to join the  ranks of the world's top 10 chip makers this year, research  firm iSuppli said on Tuesday.
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Hynix Semiconductor wrapped up a $830 million sales deal of its non-memory unit with Citigroup Venture Capital (CVC), the worldâs second-largest memory chipmaker said Wednesday.
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Intel&#39;s revenue increase for the fourth quarter fell short of analysts&#39; estimates in part because of weak prices for memory chips.
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DRESDEN, Germany, June 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- International Supercomputing Conference -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leader in networking for storage and high performance computing, announced it is leading the industry by passing the 40,000 mark for DDR InfiniBand ports shipped.
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The chipmaker has raised its 2007 capital spending plans, despite falling DRAM prices.
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Intel Corp.&#39;s fourth-quarter sales are on track to break a company record as demand for the chips that power computers was stronger than originally expected in the weeks leading up to the holiday buying season.
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Dell and HP reported revenue declines while EMC and IBM posted gains in storage hardware sales in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to IDC.
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The 1Gb DRAM (dynamic RAM) chip has replaced 512Gb DRAM as the mainstream memory capacity in the PC industry as of October, according to DRAMeXchange, a sign most PCs coming off production lines can now use Microsoft&#39;s Vista OS.All of the premium versions of Vista require&#160;more DRAM per PC&#160;to ensure smooth operation of the OS, which is more complex and requires more hardware than its predecessor, XP.The changeover in the DRAM market has taken longer than many companies expected. Several DRAM makers&#160;built new factories in anticipation&#160;Vista would take the PC market by storm this year and antiquate XP. That hasn&#39;t happened. Instead, the adoption of the new OS is moving along at a steady pace, albeit&#160;slower than the DRAM industry expected.The heavy investment in DRAM factories, however, has caused a massive oversupply.&#160;Prices of most DRAM chips have fallen&#160;by over 70 percent so far this year, and are currently near or below the cost of production for most companies.The contract price of 1Gb, DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) DRAM chips that run at 667MHz fell 12.5 percent from two weeks ago to $2.63 each, a new low for this year according to DRAMeXchange, which runs an online trading site for the chips. The most recent DRAM slump hit in early October, as prices fell by 25 percent. Analysts said the market may not turn around until late next year, and possibly later if companies keep building new production lines.&quot;We do not expect memory chip makers to show any improvement in profitability at least until [the second half of 2008] unless there is stabilization or a recovery in pricing,&quot; said Warren Lau, chip industry analyst at Macquarie Research.Samsung Electronics already increased its production line spending plans 23 percent this year, he said, and the aggressive stance will likely cause rivals such as Elpida Memory and Hynix Semiconductor&#160;to follow suit so they can protect or increase their DRAM market share.Increased spending amid a chip glut should keep DRAM cheap for a while. Market prices normally take about a month to filter down to users, according to one DRAMeXchange analyst, and users can benefit from lower prices in a few ways. PC vendors often increase the amount of DRAM per computer when prices are low, or offer additional DRAM as an incentive to buy a new PC. Also, the price of DRAM modules found in stores will fall as retailers clear out their older, more expensive inventory.Contract DRAM prices are renegotiated every two weeks between DRAM makers and PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard&#160;and Dell. Around 80 percent of all DRAM is sold by contract, while the rest is sold on a spot market similar to commodities trading in oil and gold.&#160;
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SEOUL, South Korea - Hynix Semiconductor Inc. made a profit of 530 billion won (about US$467 million) on sales revenue of 1,542 billion won (about US$1,359 million) in the third quarter of 2004.
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Micron ranks fourth in the Chinese chip market, trailing Hynix, Samsung and Infinitron, according to a report from the consulting firm CCID.
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Increased demand for memory chips used in computers, portable media players, and other consumer electronic devices helped Infineon TechnologiesÂ offset a first-quarter drop in sales in the German chip maker's communications products.