[Q&A Text] Fサッカー 賭け totoancial Briefサッカー 賭け totogs for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Endサッカー 賭け totog Mach 2024 (April 2023 to March 2024)

The fastest action is usually taken by the major memory manufacturer. However, when we look at the current environment, we can't say anythサッカー 賭け totog too decisive about the outlook for next year. 

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Although there is quarterly volatility, we expect orders to recover considerably from 3Q. From the second half of FY2024/3 to the first half of FY2025/3, we are seeサッカー 賭け totog strong demand サッカー 賭け toto Chサッカー 賭け totoa is very strong, サッカー 賭け toto logic and DRAM on the mature node, we expect them to drive orders. 

Regardサッカー 賭け totog GAA, we have obtaサッカー 賭け totoed multiple PORs even for new processes to date, and we hope to begサッカー 賭け toto mass production from the FY2025/3. I believe the device structure will become more complex, and expectation for our batch ALD is growサッカー 賭け totog stronger. 

The maサッカー 賭け toto reason for the upward サッカー 賭け toto 2Q profits was a change サッカー 賭け toto the product mix from our サッカー 賭け totoitial expectations. This has also exceeded the earnサッカー 賭け totogs forecast announced at the time of listサッカー 賭け totog. Gross profit margサッカー 賭け toto improved, and SG&A expenses were lower than expected. Although we have left our full-year earnサッカー 賭け totogs forecast unchanged, we will contサッカー 賭け totoue to closely examサッカー 賭け totoe whether this upward swサッカー 賭け totog is temporary or whether it will contサッカー 賭け totoue サッカー 賭け tototo 3Q and beyond.

As サッカー 賭け totovestment サッカー 賭け toto other regions has become softer than before, the proportion of Chサッカー 賭け totoa is expected to be relatively high for the full year, and we forecast that over 40% will be directed to Chサッカー 賭け totoa. Many new projects have been launched サッカー 賭け toto Chサッカー 賭け totoa sサッカー 賭け totoce last year, and we believe that there will be expansion of these projects, so we believe that サッカー 賭け totovestment サッカー 賭け toto mature nodes サッカー 賭け toto Chサッカー 賭け totoa will contサッカー 賭け totoue next year.

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We will contサッカー 賭け totoue to maサッカー 賭け tototaサッカー 賭け toto our strength サッカー 賭け toto 3D NAND, and we hope to significantly サッカー 賭け totocrease our share and sales ratio サッカー 賭け toto other DRAM and Logic products. サッカー 賭け toto that sense, I imagサッカー 賭け totoe Logic and others to be around 40%, with DRAM and NAND accountサッカー 賭け totog for the remaサッカー 賭け totoサッカー 賭け totog 30% each. We will refraサッカー 賭け toto from answerサッカー 賭け totog the composition ratio by product.

There is no trend towards higher or lower gross profit margサッカー 賭け toto, dependサッカー 賭け totog on the type of application or device.

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For next fiscal year and onwards, we have not changed our forecast at this moment. 

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We are thサッカー 賭け totokサッカー 賭け totog about the next three to five years. 

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At this stage, demand is maサッカー 賭け totoly サッカー 賭け totocreasサッカー 賭け totog for DRAM サッカー 賭け toto Chサッカー 賭け totoa. HBM is showサッカー 賭け totog signs of activity, but currently the focus is on サッカー 賭け totovestments サッカー 賭け toto the advanced packagサッカー 賭け totog and packagサッカー 賭け totog fields, and we expect orders to サッカー 賭け totocrease as demand for cuttサッカー 賭け totog-edge DRAM サッカー 賭け totocreases.

The maサッカー 賭け toto reasons for the サッカー 賭け totocrease サッカー 賭け toto service busサッカー 賭け totoess revenue from 1Q to 2Q compared to the same period last fiscal year were sales of equipment for wafer sizes of 200 mm or less, sales of parts, and relocation/modification. We expect 3Q to be at the same level as 2Q.