Author Archives: TrendForce

Upstream Material And Component Price Reductions Have Led To A Decline In Module Prices And A Significant Recovery In Cell Profitability

After the Chinese holidays, solar-related materials continued to decline, with the exception of module prices which remained nearly flat. Prices for other materials such as cells, wafers, and polysilicon all decreased. Polysilico Polysilicon prices have continued to decline since the …

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Thailand Poised to Become the Main PCB Production Hub Amid Geopolitical Upheaval

Global PCB market revenue will decline by 3.4% in 2023 due to low demand for consumer electronics, reaching around USD 80.5 billion, down from approximately USD 83.3 billion in 2022. However, the industry is expected to rebound, with a potential …

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The Sales of Smaller Size TV Products Stagnate, Resulting in China’s TV Sales Dropping 1.7% in 2023

TV sales in China hit their peak in 2019, with 44.5 million units sold, but the market experienced a sharp decline in 2020. This was due to the previous marketing strategy of lowering prices to increase sales volume no longer …

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Memory Spot Prices were volatile this week, with Q2’s Average Price Decline worsening

TrendForce’s latest research indicates that, as production cuts to DRAM and NAND Flash have not kept pace with weakening demand, the ASP of some products is expected to decline further in 2Q23. DRAM prices are projected to fall 13~18%; NAND …

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Samsung Starts the Foundry Battlefield with a Saying of Surpassing TSMC in 5 Years

Samsung recently announced that they will ahead of TSMC in the foundry market within 5 years. At the same time, Intel also claimed to become the second-largest player in the market before 2030. Currently, both Samsung and TSMC are adapting …

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