Hsinchu, Taiwan, Jul.27, 2018- Winbond Electronics Corporation today announced business performance for the first half of 2018.Consolidated net sales in the second quarter of 2018 were NT$13.485 billion. Gross margin was 39%. Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$2. 155 billion; earning per share was NT$0.54. Consolidated revenue for 2018H1 totaled NT$25.641 billion; net income attributable to shareholders of the parent was NT$3.728 billion; earning per share in 2018H1 was NT$0.94.
As far as memory business is concerned, revenue from Specialty DRAM and Mobile DRAM accounted for 52% of net sales for the first quarter and accounted for 53% of net sales for the second quarter. The Specialty DRAM and Mobile DRAM revenue was down 0.6% QoQ for the first quarter and up 9.2% QoQ for the second quarter. Specialty DRAM revenue and bit growth both increased due to strong demand and technology migration. In addition, 38nm DRAM revenue continues to increase.
Revenue from Flash Memory accounted for 48% of net sales for the first quarter and accounted for 47% of net sales for the second quarter. The Flash Memory revenue was down 19.9% QoQ for the first quarter and up 8.1% QoQ for the second quarter. Winbond ranked worldwide number 1 in NOR Flash market. Furthermore, SLC NAND Flash showed strong business growth.
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