Samsung Electronics' DRAM Market Share Rebounds After 5 Quarters... 41.2% in Q1

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Samsung Electronics' memory semiconductor market share in the first quarter slightly increased compared to the previous quarter, rebounding for the first time in five quarters.

According to market research firm Omdia on the 9th, Samsung Electronics' DRAM market share in the first quarter of this year rose by 0.02 percentage points from the previous quarter to 41.2%, maintaining the top position. Samsung's share in the DRAM market had declined for five consecutive quarters until the fourth quarter of last year after recording 44.4% in the third quarter of 2019, but rebounded in the first quarter of this year.

SK Hynix ranked second with a market share of 28.8%, while the U.S. company Micron took third place with a 24.3% share. SK Hynix's share slightly decreased from 29.3% in the fourth quarter of last year, and Micron's share remained the same as the fourth quarter of last year.

In the NAND flash market, Samsung Electronics also maintained the top spot with a 33.4% share in the first quarter. It was followed by Kioxia (18.4%), Western Digital (14.2%), SK Hynix (12.2%), Micron (11.9%), and Intel (7.4%). Once SK Hynix completes the acquisition of Intel's NAND division, its NAND market share is expected to reach 20%, surpassing Kioxia to become second place.

Meanwhile, another market research firm, Strategy Analytics (SA), reported that Samsung Electronics held the top position in smartphone memory semiconductor market share in the first quarter of this year with 49%, similar to the 50% share in the first quarter of last year. SK Hynix was second with 23%, and Micron third with 14%.

For smartphone DRAM, Samsung Electronics had the largest sales share in the first quarter at 54%, followed by SK Hynix at 25% and Micron at 20%. For smartphone NAND, Samsung Electronics held 42%, while SK Hynix and Kioxia had 20% and 19% shares respectively.

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