The sales figure is 3.6% up on the level a year earlier.

However, because restructuring in the previous financial year is delivering reduced costs, the company now expects to report a net loss of JPY 8 billion ($73.2 million) in the six months to June 30, well down on the forecast it made in July of a JPY 25 billion loss ($228.9 million).

The Tokyo, Japan-based company said profitability was boosted by demand for 3G base stations and system-on-chip devices used in digital audio-visual equipment.