Intel reclaims top spot in global semiconductor market

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled USD 419.1 billion in 2019, down 12 per cent from the previous calendar year, according to final results by Gartner, Inc.

Intel reclaimed top spot in global semiconductor market, moving Samsung to the second position, the research and advisory firm said in a statement Oversupply in the DRAM market helped push the overall memory market down 32.7 per cent 2019.

The memory market accounted for 26.1 per cent of semiconductor sales in 2019 and was the worst-performing device segment, said Andrew Norwood, research vice president at Gartner.