SK hynix rises to No. 1 in global DRAM market for 1st time in Q1

SEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean chip giant SK hynix Inc. has risen to the No. 1 position in the global dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market for the first time in the first quarter of this year, industry data showed Wednesday.

SK hynix secured a 36 percent global market share in terms of sales, edging out Samsung Electronics Co. at 34 percent and Micron Technology Inc. at 25 percent, according to the data by industry tracker Counterpoint Research.