TrendForce's latest findings report that global public EV charging pile deployment is being constrained by land availability and grid planning, compounded by a slowdown in the growth of the NEV market. The 2024 growth rate is a projected 30%—a sharp drop from the 60% recorded in 2023.
Global TV brand shipments reached 52.33 million units in 3Q24, reflecting a QoQ increase of 9.6% and a YoY growth of 0.5%. This surge was fueled by China’s end-of-July announcement of subsidies for first- and second-tier energy-efficient household appliances that offered 15%–20% discounts on retail prices through trade-in programs. Local TV brands ramped up production of models meeting subsidy requirements starting in August and helped aggressive promotions during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Golden Week. As a result, Q3 shipments exceeded initial projections by 1%.
The fourth quarter is a critical period for setting DRAM contract prices. TrendForce’s latest research reveals that prices for mature DRAM processes such as DDR4 and LPDDR4X are already trending downward due to ample supply and declining demand. The demand outlook for advanced products like DDR5 and LPDDR5X remains uncertain, and with high inventory levels among certain buyers and sellers, a further drop in prices by the end of Q4 cannot be ruled out.
SK hynix recently unveiled its development of HBM3e 16hi memory at the SK AI Summit 2024, featuring a 48 GB capacity per cube, with sampling scheduled for the first half of 2025. TrendForce’s latest findings reveal that this new product is aimed at applications that include CSPs’ custom ASICs and general-purpose GPUs. The 16hi HBM3e product is expected to push memory capacity limits ahead of the HBM4 generation’s launch.
TrendForce’s latest investigations reveal that while the overall smartphone market is projected to grow by just 3% in 2024, increased demand for refurbishes and second-hand devices is fueling growth in the smartphone panel market. Shipments this year are estimated to grow 6.7% YoY to reach 2.066 billion units.
Hon Hai subsidiary Foxconn has recently established Foxconn New Energy Battery (Zhengzhou) Co., Ltd. in Henan, China. The newly formed company will focus on battery manufacturing, sales, and R&D into automotive components. Recent TrendForce investigations reveal that Foxconn's initial approach to solid-state batteries will involve partnerships with other battery manufacturers—starting with lower-complexity manufacturing processes and focusing on building expertise in the two-wheeler market.
Reports suggest that TSMC has notified its Chinese clients of a temporary suspension on shipments of advanced AI chips produced using 7nm and below process nodes. Additionally, Chinese clients seeking future advanced process projects will be subject to strict review to ensure the chips are not used for AI or other restricted purposes. TrendForce posits that if the policy takes effect, it could impact TSMC’s revenue performance and utilization rates of its 7nm and below advanced process capacity, while also affecting the future development of China’s AI industry.
TrendForce’s latest analysis reveals that the global revenue for the DRAM module market reached US$12.5 billion in 2023—a YoY decline of 28%. This drop was primarily attributed to the inventory correction period for consumer electronics following the pandemic, which drove down DRAM prices. High utilization rates by DRAM suppliers further intensified the price decline, before the market began to rebound in the second half of 2023.
