The lighting-use LED market contracted 5-16% in the fourth quarter, while backlighting-use LED products fell 4-13% according to a new report from LEDinside, a division of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce. The average price of lighting-use LED products is falling with the arrival of the non-peak season and as competition intensifies among manufacturers, said Jack Kuo, an assistant research manager at LEDinside. “Orders are falling and profits are being squeezed,” he said. “For manufacturers to increase their market share, they need to introduce more new products.”
The contract price uptrend that persisted for almost half a year in the DRAM market has officially ended this month, according to DRAMeXchange, a division of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce. The average contract prices for DDR3 4GB modules dropped an estimated 3.1% in in the first half of November, ending at around US$ 31.75, while the highest contract prices fell from US$33.5 to US$32, showing a drop of 4.5%.