South Korean chip makers grabbed the largest-ever share of the global DRAM market in the third quarter of this year, widening their lead over foreign competitors, a report showed Wednesday.

According to market researcher iSuppli, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics posted a record-high 35.5 percent share of the world DRAM market in the July-September period. DRAMs are used in personal computers and other electronic devices such as mobile phones.

Samsung Electronics was trailed by Hynix Semiconductor with 21.7 percent, iSuppli said. Their combined third-quarter share of 57.2 percent was up from 49.3 percent a year earlier.

Japan’s Elpida Memory came in third place with 16.9 percent, followed by Micron Technology of the U.S. with 12.7 percent, according to the report.

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