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With the tablet and smartphone market booming - partly at the expense of personal computers - investors worry that the chipmaker's setback in mobile could leave it badly positioned for future waves of mobile devices.

CES 2012: Intel enters the lucrative smartphone market 2012

Korea Finance, one of the key shareholders, has said creditors would consider issuing new Hynix shares to a bidder in order to ease its financial burden, as the shares would need to be issued at a discount by law and the proceeds would be directly injected into Hynix and could be used for the chipmaker's operations.

Hynix Stake Sale to Launch by End-June Se Young Lee 2011

They also said the chipmaker's earnings may have bottomed out in the fourth quarter; PC vendors are expected to start restocking their chip inventory ahead of their new product launch Hynix's NAND flash memory chip business is also fast expanding.

Hynix Net Falls 83% Jung-Ah Lee 2011

At Intel, Obama will hear about the chipmaker's efforts to spur innovation and prepare workers for jobs in high-tech industries.

Obama heads west for meeting with technology CEOs 2011

Korea Finance, one of the key shareholders, has said creditors would consider issuing new Hynix shares to a bidder in order to ease its financial burden, as the shares would need to be issued at a discount by law and the proceeds would be directly injected into Hynix and could be used for the chipmaker's operations.

Hynix Stake Sale to Launch by End-June Se Young Lee 2011

In May the Intel chief executive promised investors that sales and earnings will grow by double-digit percentages annually for years to come, even though the chipmaker's annual revenue growth has been just 2% over the past decade and net income has been very up and down.

Intel's Double-Digit Dreaming 2010

If Apple goes with Qualcomm for its CDMA phone, it will have to redesign the iPhone for compatibility with the chipmaker's components.

IPhone A Risk With Intel's Latest Buy 2010

Photo: Intel Chairman speaks at the chipmaker's trade conference today.

Intel moves on to rivals' turf 2008

Qualcomm lost 7.7% after the wireless chipmaker's fiscal third-quarter forecast also came up shy of market expectations.

Banks, Builders Lead Stocks Up 2010

Analyst Didier Scemama said a number of recent developments could give a boost to the chipmaker's business.

Tullow slips on Uganda dispute while FTSE falls to seven week low 2010