This investigation has been going on and Samsung has been setting aside money to pay the fine.

From an operating point of view, the result was slightly better than what we expected.

The memory capacity of mid- to high-priced PCs will diminish three to five per cent relative to previous estimates.

In terms of timing, this is great news. The market had been hoping for some positive catalyst to drive chip makers' shares higher.

Samsung's deal with Qualcomm will pave the way for the chipmaker to expand the chip foundry business, and is bad news for Taiwan foundry manufacturers.

There is a penalty for trying to knock down a cockpit door, but it's the people who try to go from coach to 1st class they really beat up.