Global Mobile DRAM revenue grew 20% in 4Q 2016, as per DRAMeXchange

The growing computing ability of smart phone and its dependence on higher DRAM capacity, is enabling the growth of mobile DRAM market. DRAM market research expert DRAMeXchange, says the global mobile DRAM revenue for the fourth quarter of 2016 increased by about 20% sequentially to reach around US dollar 5.5 billion. "In terms of mobile DRAM market share by fourth-quarter revenue results, leader Samsung still held on to more than half of the global market at 61.3%," noted Avril Wu, research director of DRAMeXchange. "Second-place SK Hynix and third-place Mircon catpured 24.2% and 12.3%, respectively. Together, the top three suppliers captured 97.8% of the global mobile DRAM market in the fourth quarter." Wu added: "Looking at the revenue of the whole DRAM industry, mobile DRAM accounted for a share of 44.2% in the fourth quarter." Samsung maintained its lead in this market by moving over to 18nm technology. DRAMeXchange finds Samsung's memory business will likely to achieve higher profits during 2017. SK Hynix said to stabilize its yield rate for its 21nm process in the fourth quarter of 2016 and will begin increasing the output from this technology in 2017, along with the capacity expansion of its M14 fab. SK Hynix to start the production of its next-generation 18nm mobile DRAM in the second half of 2017. Other market research findings shared by DRAMeXchang...