Samsung Electronics Ranks No.1 in Global Wafer Production Capacity... SK Hynix Ranks 4th

Source=IC Insights

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Samsung Electronics' wafer production capacity (based on 200mm) last year was ranked first in the world. SK Hynix was ranked fourth.

According to market research firm IC Insights on the 16th, Samsung Electronics produced 2.935 million wafers per month last year, securing the top position worldwide. This accounts for about 15% of the global wafer production. Wafers are thin silicon plates that serve as the foundation for making semiconductors.

Following Samsung Electronics, Taiwan's foundry specialist TSMC held a 12.8% market share with 2.5 million wafers produced monthly.

Micron ranked third with 1.84 million wafers per month, holding a 9.4% share. SK Hynix produced 1.743 million wafers monthly, with an 8.9% share, ranking fourth.

IC Insights analyzed that two-thirds of the wafers produced by Samsung Electronics were used for manufacturing memory semiconductors such as DRAM and NAND flash. SK Hynix also used more than 80% of its wafers for memory semiconductor production.

Additionally, last year, the top five memory semiconductor companies, including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which produced over 1 million wafers per month, accounted for 53% of wafer production capacity. This is a 17 percentage point increase compared to the 36% share in 2009, ten years ago.

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