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Samsung pips Intel as top semiconductor player in 2017: Gartner
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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Apr, 2018
In a significant development, Samsung Electronics with 14.2 per cent
share surpassed Intel as the top vendor for the global semiconductor
market in 2017 -- a feat that took 25 years to happen --Gartner said on
Monday.
Samsung registered $59,875 million in revenue while Intel
at second place reported a revenue of $58,725 million with 14 per cent
market share.
Driven by strong growth in the memory market,
worldwide semiconductor revenue hit $420.4 billion in 2017 -- a 21.6 per
cent increase from 2016 revenue of $345.9 billion, Gartner said in a
statement.
"2017 saw two semiconductor industry milestones --
revenue surpassed $400 billion and Intel, the No. 1 vendor for the last
25 years, was pushed into second place by Samsung Electronics," said
George Brocklehurst, Research Director at Gartner.
"Both
milestones happened due to rapid growth in the memory market as
undersupply drove pricing for DRAM and NAND flash higher," he added.
Qualcomm slipped to fifth place with $16,099 million (3.8 per cent market share) in revenue.
The memory market surged nearly $50 billion to reach $130 billion in 2017 -- a 61.8 per cent increase from 2016.
Samsung's memory revenue alone increased nearly $20 billion in 2017, moving the company into the top spot in 2017.
Gartner,
however, predicted that Samsung's lead will be short-lived and will
disappear when the memory market goes into its bust cycle, most likely
in late 2019.
The booming memory segment overshadowed strong growth in other categories in 2017.
"Non-memory
semiconductors grew $24.8 billion to reach $290 billion, representing a
growth rate of 9.3 per cent," the report said.
The combined
revenue of the top 10 semiconductor vendors increased by 30.6 per cent
during 2017 and accounted for 58 per cent of the total market,
outperforming the rest of the market, which saw a 11 per cent revenue
increase. Growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) is having a
significant impact on the semiconductor market, with
application-specific standard products (ASSPs) for consumer applications
up by 14.3 per cent and industrial ASSPs rising by 19.1 per cent in
2017.
"Semiconductors for wireless connectivity showed the
highest growth with 19.3 per cent in 2017, and topping $10 billion for
the first time, despite reduced component prices and the static
smartphone industry," Gartner said.
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