Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix saw dramatic increases in their semiconductor sales in the first quarter of 2018.<br /> Samsung Electronics overtook Intel to become the world's biggest semiconductor seller. <br />According to an IC Insights report, Samsung had sales of over 19-billion US dollars during the first three months of 2018... a 43-percent on-year increase.<br />SK Hynix sold over 8-billion US dollars of semiconductors in the first quarter-- up 49-percent from last year.<br />According to a report by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, quarterly global silicon wafer shipments climbed above 3-billion square inches for the first time in the first quarter of 2018. <br />
