Dynamic Random Access Market
Samsung Electronics obtained a record-high share of the global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market in the second quarter this year.
According to HIS, Samsung gained 1.1 percentage points from the previous quarter in its global DRAM market share to obtain 45.2 percent, the highest quarterly performance in the history.
The company’s share of the DRAM market had been hovering in the 40 percent level for the last three quarters. The previous quarterly record was 45 percent, in the third quarter of 2011.
Industry watchers said the Korean tech giant’s strong performance was due to its 20 nm production technology.
Following Samsung, SK Hynix obtained a 27.3 percent share, down 0.3 percentage points from the previous quarter. Micron Technology had a 20.4 percent share of the market for the same period.
Samsung Electronics recently said that its operating income for the third quarter was expected to reach 7.3 trillion won (US$6.36 billion), up 79.8 percent from the 4.06 trillion won (US$3.54 billion) a year ago.
Although Samsung did not detail the results by business unit, industry sources said the forecast-beating results apparently came from the strong earnings from the semiconductor business rather than handset sales.