Sony's chip unit (Imaging & Sensing) posted a record high operating profit of ยฅ154.6 billion (US$980M) in the 2nd quarter, up 12% year-on-year despite sales falling 6% to ยฅ577.6 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 ยฅ450 billion, up by ยฅ30 billion. $SONY $TSM #semiconductors#