According to global market research firm TrendForce, smartphone manufacturing costs are decreasing – in 2014, low-end devices that cost less than US$150 are expected to represent 14% of total smartphone shipments worldwide, up from 11% forecasted for this year.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, the differences among smartphone brands will grow increasingly less noticeable as mobile component parts and hardware specs become standardized.
According to DRAMeXchange, a division of global market research firm TrendForce, notebook shipments have taken a hit since the introduction of Apple’s iPad. The portability of light, thin tablet devices has severely impacted the notebook market.
In July, global 40W equiv. LED lamp Average Selling Prices (ASP) fell slightly by 0.6% to US$ 15.5, with price drops most evident in U.S.,according to LEDinside, an LED research division of international research organization TrendForce. Global ASP for 60W equiv.
According to the panel price survey for August conducted by WitsView, the display research division of the global intelligence provider TrendForce, the price drops for LCD TV modules and open cells are around USD4-8, showing no narrowing declines.
