As DRAM market enters period of price hikes, revenue drops
May 13, 2020
The DRAM market has changed from falling prices and rising shipment to rising prices and falling shipment, says DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce.
5 semiconductor companies hold 53% of global wafer capacity
February 18, 2020
The world’s top-five wafer capacity leaders each had capacity of more than 1,000,000 wafer starts per month, says IC Insights.
Global DRAM revenue holds steady in 4Q19
February 18, 2020
The DRAM inventory finally returned to a relatively normal level for most OEMs in 4Q19 after nearly three consecutive quarters of adjustments, says the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce.
Demand for preemptive 3Q19 DRAM shipment rises
November 21, 2019
According to DRAMeXchange, demand-side inventory in 2H19 has returned to relatively healthy levels. Furthermore, some vendors pulled their quarterly product shipment forward in an effort to avoid potential negative impacts from Trump’s impending tariffs.
2Q DRAM revenue Falls by 9.1% QoQ - 3Q quotes still set to fall
August 14, 2019
According to investigations by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, quote trends for various products, including commodity DRAM, server DRAM and consumer DRAM, fell by nearly 30%, with the exception of discrete mobile DRAM/ eMCP products, whose declines fell within the 10-20% range.
Trendforce ranks the global top 10 IC foundries for 2019
March 18, 2019
Development momentum of advanced production processes has been dropping due to weakening demand in most end markets, including smartphones, says Trendforce.
DRAM revenue took a turn for the worse in 4Q18
February 26, 2019
DRAM quotes have taken a turn for the worse in 4Q18, causing the total revenue in the DRAM industry to fall. Due to high inventory levels on the demand end, purchases have become few and little, in turn causing a sales bit decline QoQ for most DRAM vendors, according to Investigations by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
DRAM industry: Manufacturers’ profitability may approach peak
November 21, 2018
The total revenue of the global DRAM industry grew by 9% QoQ, and again hit a new record high in 3Q18, reports DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
DRAM market saw record high revenue again in 2Q18
August 13, 2018
The global DRAM revenue grew by 11.3% QoQ (from previous quarter) to reach another record high in 2Q18, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
TSMC's still the top dog among global semiconductor foundries
November 30, 2017
According to TrendForce’s latest report, the global revenue for semiconductor foundry is expected to reach USD 57.3 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.1% compared with 2016, marking the fifth consecutive year with a growth rate over 5%.
Pure-Play foundries boosting their presence in China
November 13, 2017
With fabless companies in China on the rise, the country is expected to account for 13% share of pure-play foundry sales in 2017, writes market researcher IC Insights.
Prices of NOR Flash products go up 20% sequentially for 3Q
July 10, 2017
Increasing demand for AMOLED panels from smartphone brands and the rising production of ICs for Touch with Display Driver Integration (TDDI) has propelled the growth of the NOR Flash market in the recent period, according to DRAMeXchange.
1Q/17 Global DRAM revenue rose by 13.4% QoQ
May 22, 2017
The global DRAM revenue reached a new record high in the first quarter of 2017, reports DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
Global DRAM revenue jumped 18.2% sequentially in 4Q/2016
February 16, 2017
Peak season demand and surging prices for DRAM products across different applications resulted in an 18.2% sequential growth in the global DRAM revenue for the final quarter of 2016, reports DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
IC manufacturers using 300mm wafers – less than half using 200mm
December 29, 2016
Prior to 2008, the 200mm wafer was used in more cases for manufacturing ICs than any other wafer size. However, since 2008, the majority of IC fabrication has taken place on 300mm wafers.
TowerJazz and SMIC’s sales forecast to surge in 2016
September 12, 2016
Total pure-play foundry market expected to jump 9 percent this year, up from 6 percent growth in 2015, writes market analyst IC Insights.
TSMC breaks ground on new 12-inch wafer plant
July 12, 2016
TSMC has broken ground on what will be the company's new 12-inch wafer plant. If everything stays on schedule – commercial production is planned to start in the second half of 2018.
Worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 4.4% in 2015
April 13, 2016
Breaking a three-year double-digit-growth streak, the worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 4.4 percent in 2015 to achieve USD 48.8 billion in revenue, according to final results by Gartner.
Contract price decline resulted in 9.1% drop
February 18, 2016
The global DRAM industry posted US$10.27 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015, representing a 9.1% drop from the prior quarter, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
Powerchip sets up fab in China
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October 20, 2015
Taiwanese Powerchip Technology and the Hefei city government of China's Anhui province, has held a ground breaking ceremony for the company's new 12-inch wafer fab in Hefei, China.
