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DRAM Prices to Stabilize in 2017 as Suppliers Implement Plans to Control Supply, Says TrendForce

16 June 2016

The DRAM market is in the midst of a long-term slump and the average contract selling price has suffered 19 consecutive months of decline. DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that the average selling price of DDR4 arrived at US$1.31 this May, while DDR3 came to just US$1.25. All suppliers are now under enormous cost pressure.

Scale of Chinese LED Package Market to Expand by 5% Annually in 2016 as Demand Recovers, Says TrendForce

15 June 2016

The scale of China’s LED package industry grew just 2% annually to US$8.8 billion in 2015, according to the 2016 Chinese LED Chip and Package Industry Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. The weak performance of the Chinese LED industry last year was mainly attributed to the global economic slowdown.

TrendForce: The Closing of Micron-Merging-Inotera Deal Has Delay; Further Update Will Report in Later 2016

13 June 2016

Inotera held a brief press conference today, stating that Micron has decided to delay the schedule of merging Inotera, and the future update will be announced in later part of this year. Other than the NT$80B syndicated loan is still processing, current technical support between MMT (Micron Memory Taiwan) and Inotera has been put on hold. However, both Micron and Formosa group both stated that it is only the delay of schedule, not the end of discussion. Both parties will continuously seek for the possible solution in order to complete the transaction.

Samsung Could Get Boost From Apple iPhone 7 Sales

13 June 2016

Solar cell price fall tipped to accelerate

13 June 2016