Intel preuzeo krunu najvećeg svjetskog dobavljača poluvodiča u 2019. godini


Intel is set to become the world's largest semiconductor supplier of 2019, according to the research from IC Insights. Intel held a crown for the largest semiconductor supplier since 1992, until 2018 when Samsung overtook it because of the booming DRAM business driven by high demand and not enough supply. Being Samsung's main business, any DRAM price/demand fluctuation was having a massive impact on its business. Due to high demand and high pricing, Samsung saw a massive revenue jump which resulted in a new king of the world's largest semiconductor supplier.

Međutim, uvidjevši pad od 34% za ovu godinu, smanjenje potražnje rezultirat će manjim prihodima za sve dobavljače na DRAM tržištu. SK Hynix, Micron i Samsung očekuju da će im se prihodi smanjiti za oko 29% na godišnjoj razini, s obzirom na situaciju. To rezultira nižim prihodima za Samsung nego Intel, a Intel ponovno postaje kraljem poluvodiča. Očekuje se da će Intelov prihod dostići oko 70 milijardi USD, što je slično prošlogodišnjim brojevima.
Source: DigiTimes