Output value for the global mobile DRAM industry will return to a sequential growth track in the second quarter of 2014, following two quarters of decreases, according to DRAMeXchange.

The global mobile DRAM industry reported total output value of US$3.04 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, down 7.8% sequentially, due to an about 10% fall in chip ASPs, said DRAMeXchange. The output value is set to register another 5-10% sequential decline in the first quarter of 2014, as supply increases drag down chip prices further, DRAMeXchange indicated.

However, output value for the global mobile DRAM industry will start rising in the second quarter, DRAMeXchange predicted. Upcoming rollouts of smartphones and tablets will stimulate demand for the memory, DRAMeXchange said.

For all of 2013, output value for the mobile DRAM sector came to about US$11.83 billion representing 34.3% of the total output value for the global DRAM industry, DRAMeXchange noted.

Samsung Electronics continued to lead the global mobile DRAM market with a 48.9% share in the fourth quarter of 2013, followed by SK Hynix with 25.9% and Micron Technology with 23%, according to DRAMeXchange.

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