Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi i-Samsung kufanele ikhokhele i-Apple cishe i-1 billion yamadola ngokuphulwa kwelungelo lobunikazi, isimo esizungeze izimali zayo asisibi kangako. Inkampani yomhlaziyi i-IHS iSuppli ithole ukuthi inkampani yazuza ama-US$2013 wezigidi ngo-33,8 ngokudayisa nje ama-semiconductors kwabanye abakhiqizi, okuhlanganisa. Apple. I-IHS iSuppli iphinde yathola ukuthi lokhu kube ukwenyuka ngo-8,2% kunonyaka odlule.
Ngo-2012, i-Samsung yazuza ama-US $ 31,3 billion ekuthengisweni kwe-semiconductor. Kanye nenzuzo ephezulu, isabelo semakethe sakwaSamsung siphinde sashintsha ngo-0,3%, ngenxa yalokho manje sesinesabelo esingu-10,6%. Ngokuphambene nalokho, emakethe ye-memory chip, i-Samsung ilahlekelwe ngu-2,3% uma kuqhathaniswa no-2012. Isabelo sayo kule makethe sehle sisuka ku-35,4% saya ku-33,1%, ngakolunye uhlangothi, sithole u-15,7% ngaphezu kuka-2012. I-Samsung kulo mkhakha izuze U-$21,7 billion ngo-2013. Ngesabelo sayo, i-Samsung futhi iba ngumkhiqizi we-semiconductor wesibili ngobukhulu emakethe, idlulwa yi-Intel kuphela.
*Umthombo: yonhapnews.co.kr; sammytoday.com
