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The BIG Boom (from 13)

While Samsung is reigning king of memory
and memory-related devices, the company
now says it aspires to increase its
production of logic chips, while holding
onto its memory leader mantel.

Samsung’s electronics operations alone is
generally responsible for double the rev-
enue of its next closest Korean competitor
SK hynix. Samsung is a leader every year
in both Fortune and Forbes’ international
listings. Although Samsung has no manufacturing operations in Califor-
nia, it maintains a sales and design offi ce in San Jose (Samsung)

Fab-to-fab combat Unlike revenue competitor Intel, however,
In overall spending on new fabs and ca- a large, undisclosed amount of Samsung’s
pacity expansion, ultimately the biggest semiconductor chips are fed internally to
spender may turn out to be Samsung its consumer products such as televisions,
through its semiconductor and allied busi- smartphones and appliances.
nesses, leaving Intel a close second. next page

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