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Which trio correctly names the three major manufacturers holding large shares of the global DRAM market?

  1. AIntel, AMD, NVIDIA
  2. BTSMC, GlobalFoundries, UMC
  3. CSamsung, SK hynix, Micron
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Answer: C. Samsung, SK hynix, Micron

The DRAM market is an oligopoly dominated by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix of South Korea and Micron Technology of the United States. Intel, AMD and NVIDIA are processor and GPU companies, and TSMC, GlobalFoundries and UMC are foundries.

  • A. Intel, AMD and NVIDIA are mainly processor and GPU companies.
  • B. TSMC, GlobalFoundries and UMC are contract-manufacturing foundries.
  • C. Correct. These three hold most of the DRAM market.
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