PC DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology Corp (“옱‰È‹Z) yesterday raised its business outlook for the current quarter, saying that robust demand would boost chip prices by 5 percent sequentially rather than 2 percent, as strong momentum had helped boost revenue to exceed its expectations last quarter.

gIn the third quarter, we are seeing strong demand from almost all segments, including PCs, servers and handsets, because of seasonal factors,h Nanya Technology vice president Lee Pei-ing (—›”|‰l) said by telephone. gWe are expecting supply constraint to take place in the third quarter.h

Memory chips used in PCs, servers and mobile phones account for about 80 percent of Nanya Technologyfs revenue.

Last quarter, the companyfs revenue inched up 1.97 percent to NT$11.92 billion (US$398 million) from NT$11.69 billion in the previous quarter, Nanya Technology reported on its Web site.

Lee attributed the growth to a milder-than-expected 3 percent price decline. In April, the company forecast that the average selling price of its chips would slide 5 percent sequentially last quarter.

gThe latest figures and overall market situation are all better than expected,h Lee said. gChip price started to rebound in April and continued rising by 5 percent month-on-month last month.h

Meanwhile, Inotera Memories Inc (‰Ø˜±‰È‹Z), a DRAM joint venture between Nanya Technology and US-based Micron Technology Inc, yesterday said revenue contracted 5 percent to NT$7.11 billion last month from NT$7.49 billion in May, with second-quarter revenue increasing 6.77 percent to NT$21.6 billion from NT$20.23 billion in the first quarter.

By: DocMemory
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