Samsung Electronics 3Q Semiconductor Sales Expected to Rank No.1 Globally Even Without Foundry

Omdia Outlook... Leading Intel by More Than 2 Percentage Points

Samsung Electronics Seocho Building, Seocho-gu, Seoul [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Samsung Electronics is expected to become the global number one in semiconductors this year’s third quarter even excluding foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) sales.

According to market research firm Omdia on the 20th, Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor sales share in the third quarter of this year is expected to reach 14.11%, ranking first in the world. This forecasted figure is more than 2 percentage points higher than the second-place Intel’s share (12.09%). Omdia does not include foundry performance in its semiconductor company sales survey.

According to Omdia, Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor sales share in the second quarter was 13.12%, narrowly trailing Intel (13.53%) to take second place. However, it is expected that in the third quarter, due to rising prices and increased sales volume of memory such as DRAM, Samsung will surpass Intel’s performance.

SK Hynix is expected to rank third with a 6.80% share in the third quarter. This share is forecasted to slightly increase compared to the second quarter (6.37%). Following are Micron Technology (5.39%), Qualcomm (4.41%), Broadcom (3.40%), and MediaTek (3.09%) in order.

Samsung Electronics has already overtaken Intel in the IC Insights survey, which includes foundry division performance, in the second quarter. During this period, Samsung Electronics’ sales were $20.297 billion (approximately 24 trillion KRW), while Intel recorded $19.034 billion (approximately 22.8 trillion KRW).

IC Insights forecasts that in the third quarter, Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor sales will increase by 10% compared to the second quarter to $22.32 billion, maintaining the industry’s number one position for two consecutive quarters.

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