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Surpassing Intel, Samsung Electronics has once again become the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer after nearly three years.

Published :8/21/2021 7:20:59 AM

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According to statistics from research institute IC Insights, driven by the increase in the price of DRAM and flash memory, Samsung Electronics’ sales of semiconductor products exceeded US$20 billion in the second quarter, becoming the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer again after nearly three years.

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IC Insights pointed out that the total output value of the world's top 10 semiconductor factories in the second quarter reached 95.507 billion U.S. dollars, a 10% quarter-on-quarter increase, which was higher than the 8% level of the overall semiconductor industry.

According to IC Insights, Samsung's semiconductor production value in the second quarter reached 20.297 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 19% quarter-on-quarter, making it the global leader in semiconductors.

Intel's output value in the second quarter was US$19.304 billion, an increase of 3% in the quarter, ranking the second largest semiconductor factory in the world; TSMC's output value in the second quarter was US$13.315 billion, an increase of 3% in the quarter, maintaining its ranking as the third largest in the world.

SK Hynix (Hynix) and Micron (Micron) grew rapidly in the second quarter. IC Insights pointed out that the output value of the two companies reached 9.213 billion U.S. dollars and 7.681 billion U.S. dollars in the second quarter, up 21% and 16% respectively. 4 and 5.

Qualcomm's output value in the second quarter was US$6.472 billion, an increase of 3% quarter-on-quarter, and it still ranks as the sixth largest semiconductor factory in the world. NVIDIA's output value in the second quarter rose to US$5.54 billion, an increase of 14% quarter-on-quarter, surpassing Broadcom to become the seventh largest factory.

Broadcom's output value in the second quarter was 4.89 billion U.S. dollars, only a 1% increase in the quarter, ranking it 8th. MediaTek benefited from the strong demand for 5G smartphones and the growth of consumer multimedia systems. Its output value reached US$4.496 billion in the second quarter, an increase of 17% in the quarter, surpassing Texas Instruments and advancing to the 9th place. Texas Instruments (TI)'s output value in the second quarter was US$4.299 billion, a quarterly increase of 7%, ranking it 10th.