But intense competition to push prices down 30 per cent this year.
Fast-booting PCs to take 40 per cent of the market by 2008.
Good news for buyers.
Module makers cut purchases after being caught out by slack demand.
DRam and handset profits offset Flash and LCD slump.
Enough space to store 2,000 songs, Samsung claims.
Taiwan and China to take over, analyst predicts.
Contract chips, DRAM and Flash drive growth.
Digital content and cheaper chips driving market.
Speculation rife as profit margins hit four-year low.
Region's chip foundries dominate global market.
Manufacturers raise output and pack more chips onto wafers.
One-off patent licence payment helps keep media player firm afloat.
New open source phone ships next month.