World dynamic random entry reminiscence (DRAM) shipments dropped practically 6 per cent within the fourth quarter from three months earlier, a report confirmed on Friday, amid sluggish demand from producers that had hoarded up the important thing shopper electronics element over continued chip shortages.
DRAM shipments through the October-December interval have been valued at $25 billion, down 5.8 per cent globally from the earlier quarter, in line with the info offered by business tracker TrendForce. Declining buying momentum, it stated, additionally led to a drop in DRAM costs.
DRAM is a kind of unstable semiconductor memory that retains information so long as energy is provided. It’s generally utilized in private computer systems, work stations and servers.
The report anticipated the pattern to proceed into the primary quarter of 2022 on sluggish demand and considerable stock, additional placing downward strain on DRAM costs.
DRAM income at Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest reminiscence chipmaker, dropped to $10.5 billion within the fourth quarter, down 9 per cent from the third quarter, in line with the report.
In its fourth-quarter earnings report in January, Samsung stated, “Total demand within the reminiscence enterprise, centered on server, was strong however earnings declined quarter-on-quarter as a result of a continuation of worldwide provide chain points and a slight drop in common promoting worth.”
For the primary quarter, it stated it’s going to “concentrate on maximising the standard of the enterprise portfolio by greater gross sales of superior node merchandise to assist the server and PC demand restoration.”
Nevertheless, Samsung warned that, “lingering uncertainties are prone to persist”, referring to dangers related to the unfold of Omicron and international provide chain points.
SK hynix, the world’s second-largest reminiscence chipmaker, noticed its DRAM income rise 2.8 per cent to $7.4 billion within the fourth quarter, bucking the business pattern, in line with TrendForce.
Asserting its fourth-quarter earnings outcomes, the corporate attributed the income progress to its concentrate on versatile provide administration, amongst different issues, stories Yonhap information company.
“SK hynix determined to proceed its technique of specializing in profitability whereas containing market volatility by managing its DRAM stock flexibly,” it stated.
In the meantime, Samsung’s DRAM market share barely dropped on-quarter to 42.3 from 44 per cent, whereas SK hynix climbed 2.5 proportion factors to 29.7 per cent. The US chipmaker Micron Expertise Inc. ranked third at 22.3 per cent.
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