The total memory market has witnessed a record 32 percent decline in Q4 2008, while Q1 2009 saw another 11 percent drop which has caused considerable alarm in the technology industry. However, due to slowly improved conditions, Databeans predicts that the next several quarters will bring a return to growth in the memory market.
Databeans predicts that Q2 2009 will mark the beginning of renewed profits with an increase of 6 percent up to $8 billion from $7.6 billion in Q1 2009. This trend will continue over the following five quarters, growing to $12.5 billion by the third quarter of 2010. This is predicted to occur thanks to an improvement in consumer spending, especially in the computer segment as buyers begin to replace older PC models with those containing the new Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.
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Current Market Conditions
Supplier Profiles
Samsung
Hynix
Toshiba
Elpida
Micron Technology
Qimonda
Spansion
STMicroelectronics
Intel
Nanya
Powerchip Semiconductor
Methodology
Databeans Market and Product Segmentation Definitions
Market Segmentation
Product Segmentation
Figure 1: Worldwide Memory Revenue Forecast by Quarter
Figure 2: 2008 Worldwide Memory Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Figure 3: 2008 Worldwide DRAM Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Figure 4: 2008 Worldwide SRAM Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Figure 5: 2008 Worldwide Flash Memory Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Figure 6: 2008 Worldwide Other Memory Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 1: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Memory Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 2: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide DRAM Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 3: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide SRAM Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 4: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Flash Memory Market Revenue Share by Supplier
Table 5: 2007 and 2008 Worldwide Other Memory Market Revenue Share by Supplier
