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SK Hynix logs 2nd straight quarterly profit

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. said Wednesday it posted a profit for a second straight quarter as the stronger won reduced the amount of debt denominated in foreign currencies.

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SK Hynix Sinks to Loss on Oversupply, Weak Demand

Hynix Co, which supplies mobile chips to Apple, sank to a quarterly loss as oversupply battered mobile chip prices while demand for personal computers weakened.

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Samsung Tips Record-High Profit for Q2 2012

Smartphones powered Samsung Electronics Co. to record quarterly earnings, mostly fueled by Galaxy smartphone sales.

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Micron to Buy Japanese Memory-Maker Elpida for $2.5B

Micron Technology has agreed a deal to buy embattled Japanese chipmaker Elpida in a deal worth US$ 2.5 billion.

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Korea’s Hynix Acquires LAMD to Strengthen Flash Memory Solutions

South Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor has announced its acquisition of California-based LAMD to increase its competitiveness in the NAND flash memory market.

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Fake Semiconductors ‘Could Cause Tragedy’

The number of fake memory chips and processors in use has tripled since 2009, suggests a report, and could cause problems in mission-critical applications.

Japanese computer chipmaker Elpida Memory, Inc. President Yukio Sakamoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Elpida filed for bankruptcy Monday after amassing debts from nose-diving prices, longtime competition from Samsung and the flooding in Thailand last year that stagnated demand. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japanese Chipmaker Elpida Files for Bankruptcy

Computer chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc. filed for Japan’s largest manufacturing bankruptcy Monday after amassing debts from nose-diving prices, competition from Samsung and flooding in Thailand last year that stifled demand.

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