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Samsung Strengthens Number One Sales Position

IC Insights estimates Samsung will outsell Intel by 19 percent

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29, 2018 – 

South Korea's Samsung Electronics – which overtook Intel last year to become the world's top chip vendor by sales – is expected to widen its lead this year, according to market research firm IC Insights said.

The firm projects that Samsung will have 2018 chip sales of $83.3 billion, 19% more than Intel. Last year, Samsung's chip sales total bested Intel's by about 7%.

Cumulative chip sales for the top 15 semiconductor suppliers are projected to increase by 18% this year, 2 percentage points more than the chip industry as a whole, according to IC Insights.

In total, nine of the top 15 chip vendors are on track to post sales increases of greater than 10%, IC Insights said. Four of the top 15 are expected to have gains of more than 20% this year, the firm said.

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