DRAM sales up 0.2% in Q3 2004, Samsung, Hynix and Micron lead the market

Gartner named Samsung, Hynix and Micron leaders in the global DRAM market for Q3 2004. Both Hynix and Micron received $1.04 bln of revenues for their DRAM sales, and according to Gartner, are tied up for the second place. The entire DRAM market grew 0.2% in Q3 2004.


Top 5 DRAM vendors in Q3 2004

 

Revenues, mln of US dollars

Market shares

 

Q3 2004

Growth, QTQ

Q3 2004

Growth, QTQ

Samsung Electronics

2,155

4.6%

31.4%

30.1%

Hynix Semiconductor

1,040

(8.7%)

15.2%

16.7%

Micron Technology

1,040

1.9%

15.2%

14.9%

Infineon Technologies

955

1.5%

13.9%

13.8%

Elpida Memory

455

16.7%

6.6%

5.7%

Others

1,209

(6.0%)

17.6%

18.8%

Total

6,854

0.2%

100.0%

100.0%

Gartner