TrendForce Corp., a global market intelligence firm, announced today (January 22) that it has become the majority shareholder of Topology Research Institute, with all the controlling stakeholder’s operating rights entailed. Kevin Lin, the CEO of TrendForce, will also hold the title of Chairman of Topology. Topology’s operations, brand, and managing staff will be under the same business model after the merger.
The panel price for each panel application has been constant for January 2015, akin to last month’s market environment, according to the newest price report by WitsView, a research division of TrendForce. The prices for IT panels are weak relative to prices for TV panels, which temporarily remain constant.
The price for PC DRAM has not been set for January, though it is unlikely that the month-on-month price decline will exceed 6%, according to the newest price report from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce. The price for mobile DRAM has come out steady and there is no sign of decline.