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TrendForce Reports Global Fabless IC Design Industry to See a Slight 3.8% Growth in Revenue for 2015; Cloud and IoT Will Create New Demands

21 July 2015

The fabless IC design industry during the first half of this year has not performed well due to lower-than-expected shipments of end products such as smartphones, PCs and notebooks. However, the market is hoping that the situation will improve with the coming peak season in this year’s second half.

TrendForce Says Panel Prices Continue to Fall in July; Panel Makers Have Adjusted Product Mixes but Unable to Reduce Excess Capacity

21 July 2015

The latest price report by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, indicates display product vendors have been reducing their panel purchases with their respective suppliers in order to force a greater general price concession from panel makers. However, vendors (Chinese or international brands) will be limited in their efforts to correct their panel purchases in the third quarter because they are also preparing for the traditional peak season.

TrendForce Reports Q2 Global Smartphone Shipments at 304M and Revises Annual Shipment Growth Downwards to 8.2%

20 July 2015

The latest analysis from the global market research firm TrendForce finds smartphone shipments in the second quarter of 2015 grew 1.9% over the previous quarter to 304M units. Shipment growth in the second quarter slowed as vendors prepared to launch their flagship devices in this year’s second half.

Renewable energy boom will mean vastly cheaper electricity

17 July 2015

Peak Season for LCD TV Panel Shipments May Not Materialize in Q3 Due to Excessive Shipments in First Half of 2015, Says TrendForce

16 July 2015

The latest report from WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds shipments of LCD TV panels in June fell 0.5% monthly but increased 7.9% yearly, totaling 22.6M units. The shipments in the previous six months reached 132.3M units and fulfilled 52.5% of this year’s total LCD TV panel demand, which is estimated at 252M units.