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Hynix Semiconductor Inc. 44nm 2GB Double-Data-Rate (DDR) modules with memory chips are arranged for a photograph at the company's offices, in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest computer-memory chipmaker, reported its biggest quarterly profit in three years after demand for personal computers and a memory shortage drove up prices. Photographer: Seong Joon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Hynix Semiconductor Inc. 44nm 2GB Double-Data-Rate (DDR) modules with memory chips are arranged for a photograph at the company's offices, in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest computer-memory chipmaker, reported its biggest quarterly profit in three years after demand for personal computers and a memory shortage drove up prices. Photographer: Seong Joon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images