Korean conglomerate Samsung is all set to invest a whopping $12.5 billion (14.5 trillion Won) in the global semiconductor market this year, making it the company’s biggest investment till date in the sector, as per the US research firm IC Insights.
The US market research firm cited that with the above figures, it would be a 11 percent rise in the investment amount from Samsung in the particular area in 2017 as compared to last year.
Intel too is expected to follow a similar investment trend by pumping in $12 billion in semiconductor sector this year, which is 25 percent more than 2016. The third in line is TSMC, Taiwanese chip maker, predicted to make an investment of $10 billion, 2 percent less than the previous year.
Another Korean chip maker SK hynix, which is also Samsung’s local rival, is likely to set aside 7 trillion Won for the investment with more emphasis on 3D NAND memory while decreasing DRAM investment.
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Samsung too will filter in more amount in the production of V-NAND flash memory and complete the world’s largest chip complex in Pyeongtaek.
In fact, the prices of both DRAM and NAND flash memory are predicted to rise with increasing demand and short supply until the third quarter of this year.
via Korean Herald
