The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on April 4 2016. File Picture: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Its chip earnings are likely to have soared 49% to 10.3-trillion won, an average of seven estimates shows. The chip business accounts for about half of the South Korean tech giant’s profits. Also, China’s recent Covid-19 lockdowns choked consumer demand and boosted inflation in the world’s No 2 economy, resulting in steep falls in smartphone sales.
Data provider TrendForce said prices of specific Dram chips, used in tech devices and servers, fell about 12% last month from a year earlier, signalling smaller margins for chipmakers in coming quarters.
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