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Shipment Ratio of 20”w and above LCD Monitors to Reach 70%, Says TrendForce

3 July 2014

Inventory for monitor panels 19.5W and 23.6W inches are currently low and supply is tight, according to latest research by WitsView, a subsidiary of TrendForce. As a result, monitor brands are turning to 20W- and 24W-inch panels to replace the two sizes for use in new display units, and rising demands have pushed up prices. This trend is expected to last throughout the end of the third quarter this year, and brands are looking to stock up prior to the peak season.

Innolux shares up; firm plans to relocate production in ROC

3 July 2014

Slick Or Silly? HTC Stakes Smartphone Sales On A Coat Of Plastic

3 July 2014

TrendForce: 2H’June DRAM Contract Prices Remain Flat; Price Growth to Begin in July

2 July 2014

The DRAM contract prices stayed relatively flat in 2H’June, according to DRAMeXchange, the memory and storage research division of TrendForce. The 4GB average contract prices remain unchanged at US $30.5, while individual chip prices are estimated at approximately US $3.5. The individual contract chip price is still roughly 18% lower than the market spot price for DDR3 4Gb 512Mx8 1600MHz, which is approximately US $4.255.

Epistar Merger with FOREPI to Ease LED Chip Price Falls, says TrendForce

2 July 2014

Taiwan-based manufacturers Epistar and FOREPI today announced merge plans. Through conversion of shares, FOREPI will become a 100 percent fully owned subsidy of Epistar. The trend of acquisitions within the LED industry will continue in 2014, observed LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce. Epistar’s merger with FOREPI will improve production capacity, cost management, as well as client and product integration. After the merge, the two companies will also be able to jointly resist market threats from Chinese LED chip manufacturer San’an Optoelectronics (San’anOpto).