South Korea AI Chip Market (2025-2030)

Market Size Estimation

Throughout the comprehensive market engineering process, both top-down and bottom-up approaches were employed, along with several data triangulation methods, to estimate and validate the size of the AI chip market and its various dependent submarkets. Key players in the market were identified through secondary research, and their market share in the respective regions was determined through a combination of primary and secondary research. This entire research methodology involved studying the annual and financial reports of the top players, as well as conducting interviews with experts (including CEOs, VPs, directors, and marketing executives) to gather key insights (both quantitative and qualitative).

All percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns were determined using secondary sources and verified through primary sources. All the possible parameters that affect the markets covered in this research study were accounted for, viewed in detail, verified through primary research, and analyzed to obtain the final quantitative and qualitative data. This data was consolidated and supplemented with detailed inputs and analysis from MarketsandMarkets and presented in this report.

Bottom-Up Approach

• Initially, the companies offering AI chips were identified. Their products were categorized based on compute, memory, network, technology, function, and end user.
• After understanding the different types of AI chips offered by various manufacturers, the market was categorized into segments based on the data gathered through primary and secondary sources.
• To derive the global AI chip market, global chip shipments of top players for AI servers considered in the report's scope were tracked.
• A suitable penetration rate was assigned for compute, memory, and network offerings to derive the shipments of AI chips.
• We derived the AI chip market based on different offerings using the average selling price (ASP) at which a particular company offers its devices. The ASP of each offering was identified based on secondary sources and validated through primary sources.
• For the CAGR, a market trend analysis was conducted by examining the industry penetration rate, as well as the demand and supply of AI chips for various end users.
• The AI chip market is also tracked through the data sanity method. The revenues of key providers were analyzed through annual reports and press releases and summed to derive the overall market.
• For each company, a percentage is assigned to its overall revenue or, in a few cases, segmental revenue to derive its revenue for the AI chips. This percentage for each company is assigned based on its product portfolio and the range of AI chip offerings it provides.
• The estimates at every level were verified and cross-checked through discussions with key opinion leaders, including CXOs, directors, and operations managers, and subsequently validated by domain experts at MarketsandMarkets.
• Various paid and unpaid sources of information, such as annual reports, press releases, white papers, and databases, were studied.

Top-Down Approach

• The global market size of AI chips was estimated based on data from major companies.
• The growth of the AI chip market exhibited an upward trend during the studied period, as it is currently in the initial stage of the product cycle, with major players beginning to expand their business into various market application areas.
• The types of AI chips, their features and properties, geographic presence, and key applications served by all players in the AI chip market were studied to estimate and determine the percentage split of the segments.
• Different types of AI chip offerings, including compute, memory, and network, and their penetration among end users, were also studied.
• Based on secondary research, the market was categorized by compute, memory, network, technology, function, and end user.
• The demand generated by companies operating in different end-use application segments was analyzed.
• Multiple discussions were conducted with key opinion leaders across major companies involved in developing AI chips and related components to validate the market split by compute, memory, network, technology, function, and end user.
• The regional splits were estimated using secondary sources, based on factors such as the number of players in a specific country and region, as well as the adoption and use cases of each implementation type in relation to applications within the region.

Al Chip Market : Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach