Micron Technology Inc. (MU) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $1.58 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Boise, Idaho-based company said it had profit of $1.41. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were $1.56 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.43 per share.

The chipmaker posted revenue of $8.05 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.9 billion.

For the current quarter ending in May, Micron expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.47 to $1.67.

The company said it expects revenue in the range of $8.6 billion to $9 billion for the fiscal third quarter.