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Three Quarters of Hi-Res Smartphone LCDs Will Ship to Apple and Chinese Brands (2014.08.28)
According to the NPD DisplaySearch, Apple and Chinese brands are expected to purchase nearly three-quarters (73%) of all high resolution LCDs using LTPS (low temperature polysilicon) and oxide TFT technologies for smartphones |
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Global Shipments of Large-Size Panels Fell 5% on Month to 68.21 Million in July (2014.08.21)
According to WitsView, global shipments of large-size panels fell 5% on month to 68.21 million in July. LCD TV panel shipments reached 20.86 million, down 0.4% on month, while monitor panel shipments reached 12.72 million, a 5 |
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2Q14 Mobile DRAM Revenue Ranking Shifts, SK Hynix Retakes Second with 35% Growth (2014.08.18)
2Q14 Mobile DRAM Revenue Ranking Shifts, SK Hynix Retakes Second with 35% Growth
According to DRAMeXchange, global mobile DRAM revenue amounted to US$3.3 billion in the second quarter, accounting for 31% of DRAM industry value, a slight increase over 29% in the first quarter |
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Worldwide Large TFT-LCD Panel Supply Area to Increase by 6% in 2014 (2014.08.12)
Worldwide large area TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display) panel supply area is anticipated to reach 136.7 million square meters in 2014, up 6% year-on-year, according to MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei |
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Storage Market in India Declines Sharply In Q4 2013 Against a Positive Growth For CY 2013 (2014.08.07)
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), India Storage market saw a significant Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) decline (in vendor revenues) in Q4 2013.
However, considering a steep increase in Q4 2012 due to specific deals, this decline may not be a serious threat to the market |
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Mobile DRAM Prices Stabilize due to Tight DRAM Supply in Q3 (2014.07.30)
Mobile DRAM prices have stabilized in the third quarter. All mobile memory product categories are showing a price decline of only less than 5%, with the majority of smartphone manufacturers purchasing mobile memory at the same price as in the previous quarter |
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Worldwide Tablet Market Grows 11% in Q2 on Shipments from a Wide Range of Vendors (2014.07.25)
The worldwide tablet grew 11.0% year over year in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14) with shipments reaching 49.3 million units according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker |
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Taiwanese Tablet Shipment Volume Plunges Sequentially in 1Q 2014 (2014.07.18)
In the absence of new Apple products, tablets shipped to Apple - the major client taking up nearly 70% of Taiwanese tablet shipments - witnessed a 38% sequential decline in the first quarter of 2014, to approximately 16 million units |
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Smartphone Sales Volume to Touch 23.6% Growth in 2014 on the Back of Emerging Markets (2014.07.11)
In 2013, worldwide mobile phone market volume reached approximately 1.82 billion units. It is anticipated that the mobile market volume will touch 1.88 billion units in 2014, with a 3.0% year-on-year growth.
According to MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute), smartphones alone is forecast to hit around 1 |
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Growing Demand for Commercial Notebook PCs Slow Shipment Decline in 1Q 2014 (2014.07.07)
Shipment volume of the Greater China notebook PC industry reached approximately 34.4 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down 14% sequentially and 5.1% year-on-year, according to MIC.
Notwithstanding, the industry's shipment volume decline rate in the first quarter is lower than previously expected at around 20% |
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New Materials and Better Processes Spur Touch Sensor Market Growth (2014.07.03)
Both glass-based and film-based sensors are evolving to improve performance, while at the same time becoming thinner and lighter, and increasing optical quality.
The latest report from NPD DisplaySearch forecasts that the total touch sensor area yield of projective capacitive, in-cell, on-cell, and resistive sensors, will reach 23 |
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Cell Prices Stabilize in 2Q14, Price Uptick Expected in 3Q14 (2014.07.01)
Following cylindrical cells price and volume usage declines, supply and demand for the technology is expected to remain flat in the second quarter of 2014, due to lowered supply coupled with slight demand increases. Additionally, manufacturers estimate prices will stabilize, ending roughly a two-year decline, according to recent findings from EnergyTrend, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce |
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Solar Makers to Expand Production Capacity; Pricing to Be Affected by Chinese Market Demands (2014.06.26)
Contrary to PV manufacturers’ high utilization rates spurred by UK and Japan market demands in first quarter of 2014, pricing in the PV industry is likely to drop in the following quarter, according to EnergyTrend, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce |
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Global Tablet LCD Panel Shipments Slipped Significantly in 1Q 2014 (2014.06.23)
In the first quarter of 2014, traditionally a weak season for consumer electronic products, shipment volume of global tablet TFT-LCD panels reached 601.4 million units, down 32.6% sequentially. This decline is mainly ascribed to the fact that inventory clearance took place in the first quarter of 2014 following panel replenishment in the fourth quarter of 2013 |
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Larger High-Resolution Displays to Lead Growth in Global Professional Graphics Display Category (2014.06.08)
Larger displays with higher resolutions are leading growth in the global professional graphics display category. According to the new NPD DisplaySearch Report, shipments are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 3% through 2017 |
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Manufacturers Maintain Conservative Outlook Towards Production Expansion (2014.05.29)
LED price for lighting applications have dropped around 3-7% in 2Q14. Similarly, backlight-use LED prices have also seen a decline, dipping around 5-10%, with direct-type TV backlight-use LEDs decreasing by 13% due to fierce market competition, according to the recent price report from LEDinside, the green energy research division of TrendForce |
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Worldwide LTE Subscribers to Hit 205 Million in 2Q 2014 (2014.05.22)
Worldwide Mobile Subscriber database, worldwide LTE subscribers will reach the 205-million milestone in 2Q 2014. There are 238 operators in 101 countries with LTE networks up and running, according to Taiwan's MIC.
Highlights of MIC Worldwide Mobile Subscriber database’s latest LTE research findings include:
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－ 101 commercial LTE networks deployed in 41 countries |
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San’an Opto and Epistar Combined Take More than 50% of China’s LED Chip Market Share (2014.05.20)
LED chip market scale reached RMB 9 billion (US$1.45 billion) in China in 2013, a YoY of 16%, according to the latest “2014 Chinese LED Package Industry Market Report” by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce.
Spurred by lighting market growth momentum, LED chip market demand further increased resulting in expanded market size |
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Chinese Branded Orders and White-box Orders to Give a Boost to Server Shipments in 2014 (2014.05.18)
Worldwide server shipments are estimated at 9.33 million units in 2014, up 6.5% year-on-year, bolstered by increasing market demand, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute). Although the global server market size remains around the same |
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Processor and Microsoft OS Upgrades to Bolster Desktop PC Shipments in 2Q 2014 (2014.05.13)
Taiwanese desktop PC shipments totaled about 15.8 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down 4.9% sequentially but up 10.4% year-on-year, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute).
The sequential decline was ascribed mainly to advanced pull-in demand in the fourth quarter of 2013 in anticipated of impacts brought by Chinese Lunar New Year like fewer working days and labor shortages |
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