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• UPDATE 2-Infineon boosts sales forecast as carmakers restock

  FRANKFURT, Jan 31- German chipmaker Infineon forecast a rise in second-quarter sales and operating profit on Thursday as its key car clients started to restock, and said broader demand would also pick up.

• UPDATE 4-Qualcomm profit beats street, raises guidance; shares rise

  NEW YORK, Jan 30- Qualcomm Inc, the world's leading supplier of chips for cellphones, reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street expectations and raised its financial targets for 2013 due to growing demand for smartphones and high-speed wireless services.

• Hynix Returns to Profit, but Misses on Sales Forecast

  

  South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix returned to a quarterly profit on Wednesday on demand from mobile device makers such as Apple, but it fell far short of forecasts on weak sales of computer chips and a strong won.

• UPDATE 1-SK Hynix Q4 misses forecast, weak PC chip prices weigh

  *Weaker orders from Apple seen capping earnings upside. SEOUL, Jan 30- South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc returned to a quarterly profit on Wednesday on demand from mobile device makers such as Apple Inc, but it fell far short of forecasts on weak sales of computer chips and a strong won.

• UPDATE 2-Freescale sees better-than-expected revenue as orders improve

  *Sees first-quarter revenue $945 mln- $985 mln vs est $933.1 mln. *Fourth-quarter adjusted loss $0.15/ share vs est loss $0.18. Jan 29- Freescale Semiconductor Ltd, which makes chips for cars and machinery, forecast current-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates as demand returns in its wireless and enterprise businesses.

• Broadcom 4Q earnings slip as expenses increase

  IRVINE, Calif.-- Communications chip maker Broadcom Corp. on Tuesday posted a slightly smaller fourth-quarter profit due to rising expenses. Broadcom also announced a 10 percent increase in the company's dividend. Broadcom, based in Irvine, Calif., reported net income of $251 million, or 43 cents per share.

• Rambus rises after posting smaller 4Q loss

  NEW YORK-- Shares of memory chip designer Rambus Inc. climbed Friday after the company reported a smaller loss in the fourth quarter. Rambus said Thursday that it lost $16.1 million, or 14 cents per share.

• Samsung may cut capex as Apple shops elsewhere for chips

  *Samsung shares up 12 pct in 4 months; Apple down a third.

• UPDATE 1-Chipmaker LSI posts quarterly revenue above estimates

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 23- Chipmaker LSI Corp posted fourth-quarter revenue that was above expectations despite slow PC sales and a weak economy that have created uncertainty around demand for storage controllers. LSI estimated current-quarter revenue from continuing operations would be between $535 million and $575 million.

• Texas Instruments Beats Estimates, Warns on First Quarter

  

  The chip maker posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates, but warned that it's first-quarter results will miss forecasts.

• Stock Picking Matters Again

  

  Something interesting is happening: Individual stocks are moving on earnings without dramatically affecting their sectors.

• How Samsung Is Dealing With Apple Dropping Chips

  

  Samsung Electronics is looking to supply chips to more Chinese and other emerging smartphone makers to counter any fall-off in demand from Apple.

• Samsung Seeks Broader Chip Base as Apple Cuts Loose

  

  Samsung Electronics is looking to supply chips to more Chinese and other emerging smartphone makers, the head of its system chip business said, to counter any fall-off in demand from Apple, which is weaning itself off Samsung chips used in its iPhones and iPads.

• INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Samsung seeks broader chip base as Apple cuts loose

  LAS VEGAS, Jan 9- Samsung Electronics Co is looking to supply chips to more Chinese and other emerging smartphone makers, the head of its system chip business said, to counter any fall-off in demand from Apple Inc, which is weaning itself off Samsung chips used in its iPhones and iPads.

• INTERVIEW-Samsung seeks broader chip base as Apple cuts loose

  LAS VEGAS, Jan 9- Samsung Electronics Co is looking to supply chips to more Chinese and other emerging smartphone makers, the head of its system chip business said, to counter any fall-off in demand from Apple Inc, which is weaning itself off Samsung chips used in its iPhones and iPads.

• UPDATE 3-Galaxy phones power Samsung to record $8.3 bln profit

  SEOUL, Jan 8- Samsung Electronics, the world leader in mobiles and memory chips, said it likely earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, as it sold close to 500 handsets a minute and as demand picked up for the flat screens it makes for mobile devices, including those for rival Apple Inc products.

• UPDATE 1-Samsung sees Q4 profit at $8.3 bln on Note sales, components

  SEOUL, Jan 8- Samsung Electronics, the world leader in mobiles and memory chips, said it likely earned a quarterly profit of $8.3 billion, as it sold close to 500 handsets every minute and as demand picked up for the flat screens it makes for mobile devices, including those for rival Apple Inc products.

• Samsung Electronics estimates Q4 profit at record $8.3 bln

  SEOUL, Jan 8- Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and handsets, estimated its October-December operating profit at a record 8.8 trillion won, as solid demand for its flat screens used in mobile devices added to robust profit growth in smartphones.

• Hitting a high Note: 'phablets', chips to drive Samsung Q4 profit

  SEOUL, Jan 8- Samsung Electronics, the world leader in mobiles and memory chips, likely earned a quarterly profit of $8.1 billion, as it sold close to 500 handsets every minute and as demand picked up for the flat screens it makes for mobile devices, including those for rival Apple Inc products.

• Nikkei hits 22-month high on first trading day in high volume

  TOKYO, Jan 4- Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to a 22- month high on its first trading day of 2013, as a deal in Washington to avert the "fiscal cliff" buoyed investor risk appetite and the weaker yen lifted exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. The Nikkei ended up 2.8 percent at 10,688.11, its highest close since March 4, 2011.