Dan Nystedt(@dnystedt):Sony's chip unit (Imaging & Sensing) posted a record high operating profit of ¥154.6 billion (US$980M) in the 2nd quarter, up 12% year-on-year despite sales falling 6% to ¥577.6 billion (US$3.66B), media report, adding Sony's CFO said smartphone demand fell about 20% vs last year, partly because of memory prices. Sony raised the unit's full-year profit forecast to ¥450 billion, up by ¥30 billion. $SONY $TSM #semiconductors

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2026.11.06 01:05

Sony's chip unit (Imaging & Sensing) posted a record high operating profit of ¥154.6 billion (US$980M) in the 2nd quarter, up 12% year-on-year despite sales falling 6% to ¥577.6 billion (US$3.66B), media report, adding Sony's CFO said smartphone demand fell about 20% vs last year, partly because of memory prices. Sony raised the unit's full-year profit forecast to ¥450 billion, up by ¥30 billion. $SONY $TSM #semiconductors#