A new report has revealed that Samsung is expected to retake the lead in the semiconductor supplier rankings in the second quarter of this year. The news arrives as Intel is projected to see lackluster performance during this period.
According to an IC Insights report, Intel’s performance is set to lag in the second quarter while the demand for DRAM market is expected to put the South Korean tech giant in the lead. As per the report, Intel had lead the semiconductor manufacturing market all the way from 1993 though 2016. Although, it was dethroned back in 2017 by Samsung due to the surge in market demand. This marked a major win for the company as it had been attempting to overtake the chip making giant for years.
Since then, the South Korean firm held the leading spot for six quarters in the semiconductor supplier rankings before the memory market collapse that occurred back in 2018. This led to Intel retaking its lead in the fourth quarter of 2018. Moving to 2019, Intel faced its own slump but it was nowhere as sever as the one faced by Samsung, which went from having 17 percent more revenue than Intel in 2018, to having 18 percent less sales just two quarter later.
Back in 2020, Intel led the global semiconductor market in terms of sales, accounting for 15.5 percent of share worth 76.3 billion US Dollars. Its South Korean rival followed close behind with a 12.6 percent market share, with sales reaching 61.9 billion US Dollars. Now, Samsung is expected to retake its top spot as the leading semiconductor supplier in the second quarter of this year.
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