Samsung Electronics Co. plans to cut its output of PC dynamic random
access memory chips and tap deeper into the mobile segment ahead of the
release of U.S. Apple Inc.'s new iPhone models, industry sources said
Wednesday.
Samsung is set to reduce the shipment of standard
DRAMs used in personal computers, eventually by 30 percent, reported the
Taiwan-based Economic Daily News, a move apparently aimed at bolstering
its mobile DRAM capability.
"We cannot give details on the
reduction of the production (of standard DRAMs)," a Samsung Electronics
official said. "However, it is right to say we are seeking to expand
sales of high-end products, such as mobile and server DRAMs."
Industry
watchers said Samsung's plans are apparently tied to the upcoming
release of new iPhone models slated for later this year, adding that
Samsung's smaller South Korean rival SK hynix Inc. and Micron Technology
Inc. in the U.S. will not be able to meet Apple's demand fully.
The
South Korean tech giant accounted for 44.1 percent of the global DRAM
market in the first quarter, marking the highest level since the 45
percent posted in the July-September period of 2011.
Samsung also
posted an operating profit of 3.4 trillion won ($2.92 billion) from its
chip business in the second quarter, up 82.8 percent on-year. It marked
the first time for the chip business to rake in more than 3 trillion
won in quarterly profits since the third quarter of 2010. (Yonhap)
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