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TrendForce: Global Smartphone Market Adjusts to Slower Growth

1 December 2014

The growth rate of global smartphone shipments slowed to 25.9% in 2014 and is expected to fall to 12.4% in 2015, according to TrendForce. A total of nearly 1.17 billion smartphones were shipped in 2014, while approximately 1.31 billion are predicted to be shipped next year.

Asian polysilicon manufacturers improve processes, cut costs

1 December 2014

Cost of solar PV modules to reach 0.4/W and 0.5/W by 2016

1 December 2014

Mobile DRAM revenues rise 6% in 3Q14, says DRAMeXchange

28 November 2014

TrendForce: Improvements in Polysilicon Production Expected to Lower Costs for East Asia Manufacturers

28 November 2014

Polysilicon manufacturers in Japan, China and Korea are improving their production processes in an effort to lower costs, according to EnergyTrend, a division of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce. In October, the Japanese firm Tokuyama began producing polysilicon at its Malaysia plant, which has a capacity of 13,800 tons. Initially, Tokuyama is expected to reach 70% capacity. The South Korean polysilicon manufacturer OCI will boost capacity to 10,000 tons. Hanwha Chemical, another South Korean firm, will add 3,000 to 5,000 tons of production capacity.