After two years of Samsung's leadership in the list of semiconductor manufacturers with the highest profit, the final results of 2019 revealed that it was Intel who made the most money in its semiconductor area during that year.
The cause of Samsung's “fall” is attributed to declining profits in the DRAM memory sector, which globally fell 32% in 2019 due to the over-stock generated during 2018. This fall in the memory sector not only affected Samsung, but also affected other greats such as Hynix and Micrón among others.
DRAMs are not the only memories that fell. The NAND market also fell significantly, decreasing revenue by 26%, the steepest drop in years. The cause was also due to a major overstock that led to a large drop in prices, although it managed to stabilize after the problems that led to a blackout at the Western Digital factory, as it was possible to eliminate the over-stock due to a lack of stock. making more for a while.
It will be interesting to see what happens in 2020 with the situation of the memories normalizing, since Samsung could return to take the lead, although it is not yet certain, so that Intel could be the one who will get the most money in its semiconductor area.
What do you think about this victory of Intel against Samsung in the semiconductor market? Did you see it coming?
Source: Digitimes