Samsung Semiconductor's revenue breaks through again, or surpasses Intel for two consecutive years
According to media reports, Samsung Semiconductor's sales are expected to surpass Intel for the second consecutive year. Last year, Intel lost its throne position since 1993, mainly due to the rapid growth of Samsung's memory sales.
Research firm ICInsights announced sales forecasts for the top 15 semiconductor companies in the world in 2018. According to the report, the gap between Samsung and Intel sales will increase from about 7% in 2017 to nearly 19%. Intel expects semiconductor revenue in 2018 to be $70.2 billion, up 14% year-over-year, while Samsung's sales are expected to reach $83.3 billion, up 26% year-on-year.
Intel's revenue growth this year was mainly driven by data center-related businesses, and the data center group grew 26% year-on-year in the third quarter. At the same time, Intel PC chip business continued to grow, with a growth rate of 16% in the third quarter. Intel said that due to the expected supply shortage of the CPU, the annual revenue growth is limited.
According to ICInsights, Samsung's growth is mainly due to memory sales, and memory sales are expected to increase by 31% year-on-year to $70 billion.
Ranked third on the list is South Korea's SK Hynix, which is expected to reach $37.7 billion in sales, making it the most expected growth, with a 41% increase. In addition to Samsung and SK Hynix, the other fastest growing companies in 2018 include Nvidia (37%), Micron (33%) and Western Digital (21%).
In terms of revenue, Taiwan Semiconductor Semiconductor's TSMC ranked fourth ($34.2 billion), followed by Micron ($31.8 billion), Broadcom ($18.6 billion), Qualcomm ($16.5 billion), Toshiba ($15.4 billion), Texas Instruments ($14.9 billion), Nvidia ($12.9 billion), STMicroelectronics ($9.6 billion), Western Digital ($9.5 billion), NXP Semiconductors ($9.4 billion), Infineon ($9.2 billion) and Sony ( 8 billion US dollars).
According to ICInsights, sales of the top 15 semiconductor companies are expected to increase 18% from last year to $381.2 billion.
Research firm ICInsights announced sales forecasts for the top 15 semiconductor companies in the world in 2018. According to the report, the gap between Samsung and Intel sales will increase from about 7% in 2017 to nearly 19%. Intel expects semiconductor revenue in 2018 to be $70.2 billion, up 14% year-over-year, while Samsung's sales are expected to reach $83.3 billion, up 26% year-on-year.
Intel's revenue growth this year was mainly driven by data center-related businesses, and the data center group grew 26% year-on-year in the third quarter. At the same time, Intel PC chip business continued to grow, with a growth rate of 16% in the third quarter. Intel said that due to the expected supply shortage of the CPU, the annual revenue growth is limited.
According to ICInsights, Samsung's growth is mainly due to memory sales, and memory sales are expected to increase by 31% year-on-year to $70 billion.
Ranked third on the list is South Korea's SK Hynix, which is expected to reach $37.7 billion in sales, making it the most expected growth, with a 41% increase. In addition to Samsung and SK Hynix, the other fastest growing companies in 2018 include Nvidia (37%), Micron (33%) and Western Digital (21%).
In terms of revenue, Taiwan Semiconductor Semiconductor's TSMC ranked fourth ($34.2 billion), followed by Micron ($31.8 billion), Broadcom ($18.6 billion), Qualcomm ($16.5 billion), Toshiba ($15.4 billion), Texas Instruments ($14.9 billion), Nvidia ($12.9 billion), STMicroelectronics ($9.6 billion), Western Digital ($9.5 billion), NXP Semiconductors ($9.4 billion), Infineon ($9.2 billion) and Sony ( 8 billion US dollars).
According to ICInsights, sales of the top 15 semiconductor companies are expected to increase 18% from last year to $381.2 billion.