Overview In Q3 2024, Samsung retained its position as the #1 player in the global semiconductor market. However, its market share decreased to 12.4% from 13% in Q2 2024, primarily due to lower-than-expected inventory valuation gains. Samsung's outlook for Q4 2024 appears mixed, impacted by delays in HBM3e and ongoing weaknesses in low-end memory shipments and pricing. SK hynix secured the #2 spot, reporting an impressive revenue growth of 94% YoY, driven by strong demand for HBM, particularly from data center customers such as NVIDIA. Qualcomm took the #3 position, with its semiconductor reven…