By Kim Yoo-chul
Staff reporter
Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-biggest producer of computer memory chips, has joined the 1 trillion won club, now that its operating profit exceeds the 1 trillion won mark in the second quarter for the first time on the back of strong demand.
Market analysts forecast the Icheon, Gyeonggi Province-based chipmaker to post even better earnings in the third quarter, though some cautionary outlook by the company's executives has raised the uncertainty of Hynix shares.
Shares of the memory chipmaker closed lower at 22,600 won Thursday, down 1,000 won or 4.24 percent from the previous close.