Reuters: Global Markets: Nikon slips as Intel's ASML deals spurs profit worry

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Nikon slips as Intel's ASML deals spurs profit worry Jul 10th 2012, 04:13 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Nikkei edges higher; eyes on China trade data Mon, Jul 9 2012 Intel bankrolls next-gen chipmaking, buys into ASML for $4.1 billion Mon, Jul 9 2012 UPDATE 3-Intel bankrolls next-gen chipmaking, buys into ASML for $4.1 bln Mon, Jul 9 2012 AMD warns of 11 percent decline in revenue; shares slide Mon, Jul 9 2012 Analysis: Smart logic: Samsung chips away at Intel lead Thu, Jun 21 2012 Related Topics Hot Stocks » Asian Markets » A logo of Nikon is pictured at a trade show for Japan's manufacturing industry in Tokyo June 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Yuriko Nakao TOKYO | Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:13am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Nikon Corp (7731.T) slipped on Tuesday as investors worried that Intel Corp's (INTC.O) plan to invest in ASML (ASML.AS) (ASML.O) may hurt profits at the Japanese company, which vies with ASML to sell semiconductor production equipment to the U.S. chipmaker. Nikon's shares slipped 6.3 percent by midday in Tokyo after Intel said it plans to buy up to 15 percent of ASML, the largest maker of steppers and scanners used to etch circuits onto silicon wafers. Nikon, ASML's main rival, currently ships about half its scanners output to Intel, analysts estimate. The impact of Intel favoring equipment built by ASML would not be immediate, but could begin to show up in results as the next generation of etching equipment is introduced over the next couple of years, an analyst told Reuters, on condition he was not identified. Chipmaking equipment accounts for around one-tenth of sales at the Japanese company, which is better known for its cameras. Rival camera maker Canon (7751.T) also makes steppers, although they account for a much smaller proportion of its business. Canon shares rose 0.8 percent in morning trade. (Reporting by Tim Kelly; Editing by Michael Watson) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints Comments (0) This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.

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