** Shares of chipmaker NXP Semiconductors up 5.6% at $260.9 after hours
** NXPI forecasts second-quarter profit above estimates; expects adj earnings of about $3.20/share vs analysts' estimate of $3.11/share- LSEG data
** Easing inventory corrections at NXPI's industrial and mobile customers helped offset decelerating revenue from automotive customers due to slowing EV demand
** Sees Q2 adj gross margin of about 58.5% vs estimate of 58.1%
** Co's industrial and IoT revenue grew 14% and mobile revenue was up 34%, while revenue from the automotive segment fell 1% in Q1
** Up to last close, stock has risen 7.61% YTD
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City)
((Juby.Babu@thomsonreuters.com;))
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