The big three memory IC suppliers—Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron—are each expected to post a 10% increase and Kioxia is anticipated to show an 11% jump in 3Q21 sales.
Top15 semiconductor sales leaders 3Q21 forecast (in USD million).
| 3Q21F Rank | 2Q21 Rank | Company | Headquarter | 2Q21 total semi actual | 3Q21 total semi forecast | % change |
| 1 | 1 | Samsung | South Korea | 20,297 | 22,320 | 10% |
| 2 | 2 | Intel | USA | 19,304 | 18,785 | -3% |
| 3 | 3 | TSMC | Taiwan | 13,315 | 14,750 | 11% |
| 4 | 4 | SK Hynix | South Korea | 9,213 | 10,135 | 10% |
| 5 | 5 | Micron | USA | 7,681 | 8,465 | 10% |
| 6 | 6 | Qualcomm | USA | 6,472 | 7,250 | 12% |
| 7 | 7 | NVIDIA | USA | 5,540 | 5,965 | 8% |
| 8 | 8 | Broadcom | USA | 4,890 | 5,220 | 7% |
| 9 | 9 | MediaTek | Taiwan | 4,496 | 4,600 | 2% |
| 10 | 10 | TI | USA | 4,299 | 4,300 | 0% |
| 11 | 11 | AMD | USA | 3,850 | 4,100 | 6% |
| 12 | 13 | Apple* | USA | 3,100 | 3,500 | 13% |
| 13 | 12 | Infineon | Germany | 3,280 | 3,495 | 7% |
| 14 | 14 | ST | Switzerland | 2,983 | 3,200 | 7% |
| 15 | 15 | Kioxia | Japan | 2,800 | 3,110 | 11% |
| – | – | Total Top15 | 111,520 | 119,195 | 7% |
*Custom processors/ devices for internal use.
Source: evertiq.com