Hynix forecast to overtake TSMC as No. 3 global IC supplier

Focus Taiwan International
Date: 2018/11/13
By: Chang Chien-chung and Frances Huang 

Taipei, Nov. 13 (CNA) South Korean dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. will soon become the third largest integrated circuit supplier in the world, replacing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), according market advisory firm IC Insights Inc.

In a research report posted on its website on Monday, IC Insights said Hynix is expected to post US$37.73 billion in sales for 2018, an annual increase of 41 percent.

That figure will move Hynix up on spot to third place among global IC suppliers, displacing TSMC, said the California-based market advisory firm.

Hynix’s 2018 sales growth is also expected to be the strongest among the world’s IC suppliers, IC Insights said.    [FULL  STORY]