According to Yonhap News Agency, Samsung's dynamic random access memory (DRAM) sales fell 34.2% in the third quarter of this year from a year earlier against the backdrop of a cold market for memory chips due to the global economic downturn.

Market research agency Omdia data show that global DRAM sales in Q3 this year fell 29.8% from a year earlier to $17.548 billion. Analysts believe that the global economic recession has led to shrinking demand, combined with customer adjustments to inventory and falling prices, the semiconductor storage market has entered a full-scale winter.

Specifically, Samsung Q3 DRAM sales fell 34.2% to $7.133 billion, SK Hynix was $5.246 billion, down 25.3%, and Micron sales fell 26.3% to $4.35 billion.

According to a previous report released by Eugene Investment & Securities with little difference from Omdia, shows Q3 global DRAM market sales of $17.973 billion, down 29.3% from Q2's $25.427 billion. Samsung's Q3 Marktanteil fell to 41.0%, a record low in eight years.

source：aijiwei