List of DRAM manufacturers

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This is a list of DRAM manufacturers and suppliers of dynamic random-access memory integrated circuits. It includes companies that manufacture or market DRAM chips used in DDR SDRAM, LPDDR, GDDR, HBM, and specialty or legacy memory products. Companies that only assemble memory modules from third-party DRAM chips are not included.[1]

Current manufacturers and suppliers

More information Name, Based in ...
Name Based in Type Commodity
DRAM		 Low-power
DRAM		 Graphics /
HBM DRAM		 Notes
ChangXin Memory Technologies[2][3] China IDM Yes Yes No Chinese DRAM manufacturer; products include DDR and LPDDR memory.
Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology (ESMT)[4][5] Taiwan Fabless / specialty supplier Yes Yes No Supplies specialty DRAM, including DDR and low-power mobile DRAM products.
Etron Technology[6] Taiwan Fabless / specialty supplier Yes Yes No Supplies legacy and value-added DRAM products for form-factor-driven applications, including mobile and wearable markets.
Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. (ISSI)[7] United States Fabless / specialty supplier Yes Yes No Supplies DRAM and mobile DRAM for long-lifecycle embedded, automotive, industrial, and communications markets.
Micron Technology[8][9] United States Merchant IDM Yes Yes Yes One of the three largest DRAM suppliers.
Nanya Technology[10][11] Taiwan Merchant IDM Yes Yes No Supplies standard and low-power DRAM, including DDR4, DDR5, LPDDR4, and LPDDR5 products.
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation[1] Taiwan Foundry / IDM Yes Yes No Provides DRAM foundry services and produces consumer DRAM products.
Samsung Electronics[8][9] South Korea Merchant IDM Yes Yes Yes One of the three largest DRAM suppliers.
SK Hynix[8][9] South Korea Merchant IDM Yes Yes Yes One of the three largest DRAM suppliers and a major HBM supplier.
Winbond[1][12] Taiwan Merchant IDM / specialty supplier Yes Yes No Supplies specialty and mobile DRAM for embedded, industrial, automotive, and consumer applications.
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Note: IDM means an integrated device manufacturer that designs and manufactures chips. Fabless / specialty supplier means a company that designs or markets DRAM products while relying partly or wholly on external wafer fabrication.

Former manufacturers

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Name Based in Fate
Elpida Memory[13] Japan Acquired by Micron Technology.
Inotera[14] Taiwan Acquired by Micron Technology.
ProMOS Technologies[15] Taiwan Former DRAM manufacturer; creditors sought sale of its 12-inch wafer plant during restructuring.
Qimonda[16] Germany Former memory-chip manufacturer spun off from Infineon Technologies; filed for insolvency in 2009.
Texas Instruments memory business[17] United States Sold its DRAM memory business to Micron Technology in 1998.
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Largest DRAM manufacturers

The following were the largest DRAM manufacturers by revenue market share in the first quarter of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research.[18]

  1. Samsung Electronics – 38%
  2. SK Hynix – 29%
  3. Micron Technology – 22%
  4. ChangXin Memory Technologies – 8%
  5. Nanya Technology – 2%
  6. Other manufacturers – 1%

Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Largest HBM manufacturers

High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is a type of DRAM used with graphics processors, AI accelerators, and other high-performance computing devices. The following were the largest HBM manufacturers by revenue market share in the first quarter of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research.[18]

  1. SK Hynix – 58%
  2. Samsung Electronics – 21%
  3. Micron Technology – 21%

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