In the third quarter, we anticipate a weaker-than-expected recovery in demand for PCDRAM due to lackluster back-to-school orders and intensifying competition.
On the components business side, demand for PCDRAM remained weak but growth of high value-added products such as server and mobile DRAM was constant due to increased sales of mobile devices.
Weak global demand for PCDRAM chips still weighed on Samsung's push for a recovery, although it responded to increased orders for server and mobile DRAM and hastened migration to the 30-nanometer and below process.