Micron shares tumble as quarterly forecast signals sluggish consumer demand

Micron shares tumble as quarterly forecast signals sluggish consumer demand

By Rishi Kant (Reuters) – Micron Technology forecast quarterly revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, sending shares lower as weak demand for consumer-centric products such as personal computers and smartphones impacts the chipmaker’s business. The market for dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips, which account for most of Micron’s revenue, remains sluggish because…

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Tech war: China’s AI hopes face fresh setbacks as US set to restrict advanced memory chip exports

Tech war: China’s AI hopes face fresh setbacks as US set to restrict advanced memory chip exports

China’s efforts to develop home-grown artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors are facing fresh setbacks as the US prepares to implement new rules restricting South Korean exports of advanced memory chips to Chinese companies. The mainland would find itself in a difficult position if the supply of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips from South Korea is cut off…

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Micron fuels chip stock rally as AI demand powers revenue forecast

Micron fuels chip stock rally as AI demand powers revenue forecast

By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Micron Technology surged 15% on Thursday in premarket trading, leading a rally in chip stocks after its strong revenue forecast signaled robust demand for semiconductors used to power generative AI technology. The company, whose high-bandwidth memory chips (HBM) are used in Nvidia’s popular artificial intelligence processors, was set to add…

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