Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., the world's top memory chip maker, and smaller local rival SK hynix Inc. accounted for 68 percent of the global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market in the second quarter, industry data showed Sunday.
According to the data compiled by market researcher DRAMeXchange, the combined market share of Samsung and SK hynix climbed 3 percent on-quarter in the April-June period, well ahead of the 25.7 percent combined market share for U.S. companies and the 6.3 percent for Taiwanese competitors.
"Korean manufacturers represent about 70 percent of the total (DRAM) market," DRAMeXchange said. "Their influence cannot be underestimated."
Samsung accounted for 39.1 percent of the global DRAM market in the cited period to rank first among the world's major chip makers, while SK hynix grabbed a 27.4 percent share.
Micron Technology of the U.S. ranked third with a 25.2 percent share. Taiwan's Nanya Technologies, Winbond Electronics and Powerchip Technology held onto their respective market share of 6.3 percent.
By: DocMemory
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