EMMC, eMCP and SSD growth was higher on average in the third quarter than in the first half of the year on the back of robust demand for the iPhone 6 and healthy OEM shipments. Additionally, NAND flash prices were stable, resulting in a 12.2% quarterly increase in suppliers’ earnings, bringing total NAND flash revenue to US$8.58 billion in the July-September period. Embedded products manufactured on next-generation process technology became mainstream in the market in the third quarter, improving vendors’ cost structure, said Sean Yang, assistant vice president of DRAMeXchange, a division of Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce.
LED components have been successfully introduced in light source products, according to the new report “2015 Global Lighting Market Outlook” by LEDinside, a division of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce. As the commercial lighting market expands, lighting tubes have become the most in-demand product with light bulbs second. Additionally, in the luminaire market, demand for ceiling lights high, but mostly in the home.