samsung: Samsung logs record chip market share, Intel at distant second
Samsung's chip revenue for the April-June period came in at a record quarterly high of USD20.3 billion on the back of solid server demand, taking up 12.8% of the global total of USD158.1 billion, according to research firm Omdia.
Samsung's Q2 share was slightly up from the 12.5% it logged the previous quarter, reports Yonhap news agency.
In the second quarter, Intel's market share decreased to 9.4% from 11.1% the previous quarter.
The chipmaker reported USD14.8 billion in revenue, down 16.6% on-quarter.
Samsung and Intel have been locked in a fierce rivalry for many years.
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In 2017, Samsung surpassed Intel as the world's biggest chipmaker by revenue for the first time, and it maintained the spot for two years in a row.
Intel overtook Samsung in 2019 and remained at the top until 2020, before it was beaten by Samsung again last year.
Meanwhile, SK hynix ranked No. 3 with a 6.8% market share for the three months ending in June, followed by Qualcomm with 5.9%, Micron with 5.2%, Broadcom with 4.2%, Nvidia with 3.6% and MediaTek with 3.3%.
Seven out of the global top 10 semiconductor companies were American.
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