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TrendForce Says Rising Demand from Large-Sized Data Centers Will Moderate Decline in Server DRAM Prices During Fourth Quarter

2 December 2015

Global demand of servers has been weaker than expected since the middle of the second quarter. Sales of PCs were also sluggish during the traditional peak season of the third quarter. Consequently, the server DRAM market saw a noticeable price decline in the third quarter. Server DRAM prices, however, have started to stabilize going into the final quarter of this year because of the growing demand from large-sized data centers.

Tablet buyers shift as market sag drags on

2 December 2015

Consumer SSDs and hard drive prices are nearing parity

2 December 2015

TrendForce’s Mobile PC Shipment Forecast for 2016 Shows Glimmer of Hope for Notebooks but Continuing Decline for Tablets

1 December 2015

Annual shipments of notebooks are expected to decline significantly this year despite vendors’ best efforts during the year’s second half. This dismal result is attributed to the impact of weak shipments in the year’s first half and challenges in inventory reduction. According to global market research firm TrendForce, total notebook shipments for 2015 will reach around 164.4 million units, down 6.4% year on year.

TrendForce Expects UV-C LED Market to Have Promising Prospect and Projects UV LED Market to Reach US$356 Million by 2020

1 December 2015

Light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturers are now looking to develop niche application markets that can provide higher margins as the price competition in the LED lighting market has become too difficult for them. Among these niche application markets, ultraviolet (UV) LED has attracted investments from many manufacturers because of its enormous market value.