Chinese smartphone makers broke records in 2014, with yearly shipment volume
amounting to 453 million units, a 54.8% YoY increase...
Reviewing the NAND flash market in the third quarter, strong demand from Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus helped balance out excess NAND flash supply and resulted in a 5-6% QoQ increase in average NAND flash contract price. NAND flash suppliers' operating margins were generally better than in the second quarter...
Worldwide mobile DRAM revenue increased by 6.0% QoQ to US$3.46 billion in the third quarter, representing 29% of DRAM industry value. As global DRAM supply remains tight, despite a slight decline in mobile memory prices, due to increased bit output, industry value still rose in the third quarter...
Global mobile DRAM revenue amounted to US$3.3 billion in the second quarter, accounting for 31% of DRAM industry value, a slight increase over 29% in the first quarter. As DRAM supply is tight worldwide, mobile DRAM prices stabilized in the second quarter. Furthermore, with Chinese smartphone brands on the rise and the spread of 4G networks, mobile DRAM shipments have been strong, pushing industry value to grow by 12% QoQ in the second quarter...
Reviewing the NAND flash market in the second quarter, although OEMs began restocking in June, NAND flash supply exceeded demand in April and May. As a result, average NAND flash selling price fell by 5-10% QoQ in the second quarter, and suppliers saw a decrease in revenue and operating margins...
Mobile DRAM revenue amounted to US$2.915 billion in the first quarter of 2014, accounting for 29.3% of the global DRAM industry but representing a 34.3% QoQ drop. The decline in mobile DRAM average selling price has slowed, only falling 5% in the first quarter. Mobile DRAM industry value shrank in the first quarter as the recovery of production capacity at SK Hynix’s Wuxi fab mainly benefitted commodity DRAM...
In review of the NAND flash market in the first quarter, although output only increased by 6.1% QoQ, weak demand due to seasonality resulted in market oversupply. Average NAND flash contract price fell by 18-20% QoQ, while NAND flash suppliers’ revenue and operating margins also decreased compared to the fourth quarter of 2013...
Global smartphone shipments showed better than expected growth in 1Q14, rising...
The worldwide shipments and hardware specs of smartphones are expected to improve dramatically as the peak smartphone sales season approaches and China’s TD-LTE market expands, according to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce...
Although the SK Hynix fire affected NAND flash capacity, as memory makers were overly optimistic towards demand in the fourth quarter, supply exceeded demand and average NAND flash contract price fell by 13-14% QoQ. NAND flash suppliers’ revenue and operating margins fell in the fourth quarter...