Global smartphone shipments reached 266.9 million units in 1Q14, due to the strong TD-LTE shipments from China. “At present, the market’s demand momentum is expected to persist into 2Q14 and help smartphone shipments grow by 6.7% QoQ,” said Avril Wu, Assistant Vice President and Analyst at DRAMeXchange.
The willingness to purchase NAND Flash components was relatively low in first half of April due to the module clients’ conservative attitude towards China’s May 1st Holiday sales performances and sufficient inventory levels, according to DRAMeXchange.
Global smartphone shipment is benefitting from the arrival of the industry's traditional peak season, according to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce. China's rising TD-LTE market is also creating growth momentum for smartphone shipments and upgraded smartphone specs.
The DRAM contract price for March continued to show a slight drop due to the effects of the traditional off-peak quarter, according to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce. The average agreed price arrived at approximately $US 31.5, which is a 1.56% decrease compared to the second half of February.
Given the sliding shipments of white-box tablets in the traditional off-peak quarter and the manufacturers’ already replenished supply, the demand for memory modules and chips became sluggish in the spot market. As a result, DDR3 4Gb 512Mx8 eTT prices slid by 13% following the Chinese Lunar New Year period.
