A groundbreaking alteration has been made in the semiconductor business model of Samsung Electronics. This has a track record of focusing on memory semiconductors for decades. Also, as the decline in the memory sector pursues, Samsung Electronics’ quarterly sales in the foundry business are considered to be a new growth-driving factor. Since, it significantly overcome NAND flash, while coming close to DRAM.
Believing in numbers, Samsung Electronics foundry business sales touches 7,016.4 billion won in the fourth quarter of last year. This analysis has been done by the market research firm TrendForce recently. While, compared to DRAM sales of 7,210.3 billion won, the gap is comparatively less than 200 billion won. Notably, this going to be the first time, that its foundry sales business is parallel to its DRAM business.
Foundry business already exceeded its NAND flash business
Moving ahead, Samsung Electronics’ foundry business has already exceeded its NAND flash business in terms of sales. Thus as per the figures, in the third quarter of last year, the chipmaker’s NAND flash sales were measured at 5,609.4 billion won. It enables the foundry business to overtake the NAND flash business. While, in the fourth quarter, NAND flash sales were recorded as only 4,557.1 billion won, the same widens the gap between the two sides.
Notably, DRAM and NAND flash have been apportioned as the two main cash cows for Samsung Electronics. The same position in the world memory market as the number one player in sales. Samsung Electronics is responsible for 50 percent and 30 percent of the global DRAM and NAND flash markets.
Some industry insiders said that 2023 may be the first year when Samsung Electronics’ foundry sales surpass its DRAM sales. According to market research firm Omdia, Samsung Electronics predicted yearly DRAM sales in 2023 to be between US$17 billion and US$18 billion. Alternatively, on the basis of projections. The foundry business will increase to the apex in the sales ranking among Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor businesses first time in history.
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