DRAMeXchange: 1H’Sep DDR3 2GB average contract price decline 10% and 20% QOQ is expected in 4Q10
According to the latest survey by WitsView, large-sized panel shipment posted a 2% MoM increase to 51.79 million units in August. Downstream vendors restocked early in preparation, leading to the record high shipment in large-sized panels in 2Q10. However, since the end-market demand was worse than expected, the rising inventory among downstream vendors become the top priority to clear away.
Due to the impact from European financial issue, sloppy end demand and higher inventory level, 2H10 shipment from IT and consumer electronics has been adjusted down. However, mobile handset vendors has aggressively digest the inventory and launch smartphone, handset shipment will lead any other consumer electronics.
Based on the industry researcher LEDinside’s analysis and statistics, in August 2010, listed LED manufacturers in Taiwan reported total revenue of NTD 10.593 billion, posting a 2.4% decline, compared with revenue of NTD 10.853 billion in July and a rise of 64% YoY. The revenue for LED chip manufacturers in August reached NTD 4.89 billion, down by 1.6% from July.
2HAug average contract price indicated mildly 1-7% decline