Samsung sees DRAM shipments up 10-15 pct in 2009

SEOUL May 11 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips, said Monday it expected shipments of computer memory chips to grow by 10 to 15 percent this year, much lower than a previous estimate made late last year.

Samsung (005930.KS) in October 2008 said it expected shipments of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, widely used in personal computers, to grow by a mid-forties percent in 2009.

In a presentation document made available online, Samsung also said it expected shipments of NAND flash chips, used in electronic gadgets, to grow by 25 to 30 percent in 2009.

(Reporting by Marie-France Han and Kim Yeon-hee; editing by Jonathan Hopfner)