Capacity Expansion

Overview of Semiconductor Subsidy Policies

Dec 09, 2022 | PDF

1. European Chips Act 2. US Subsidy Policies 3. Japan Subsidy Policies 4. Partnership between Japan and the US 5. LSTC 6. Cooperation Framework and Organization of Rapidus 7. Strategy for Future...

New iPhones Yielded 6% QoQ Production Value Growth for Top 10 Foundries; Foundry Production Value, Having Peaked, Will Drop Soon

Dec 05, 2022 | PDF

As indicated by the survey of global market intelligence firm TrendForce, the target among brands and chip suppliers pertaining to the reduction of inventory to the healthy level prior to the pandemic...

3Q22 Enterprise SSD Revenue Dropped to US$5.221 Billion as Server OEMs Suppressed Orders amidst Unrecovered Chinese Orders

Nov 25, 2022 | PDF

As indicated by the survey of global market intelligence firm TrendForce, 3Q22 had carried on with the purchase intensity of enterprise SSD seen from 2Q22...

Total iPhone Production for 4Q22 Has Been Cut Slightly as Production Lines in Zhengzhou Temporarily Keep Capacity Utilization Rates Around 70% Due to Dynamic Zero-COVID Policy

Nov 01, 2022 | PDF

Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s Henan Province and one of the world’s major electronics manufacturing hubs...

QoQ Growth in Foundry Revenue Was Slightly Scaled Back to 8.2% for 1Q22 as Seasonal Headwinds Offset Wafer Price Hikes

Jun 16, 2022 | PDF

Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that several factors impacted consumer demand in 1Q22. First, stock-up activities slowed down due to the headwinds of the traditional off-season...

One of CSPs Is Taking Lead in Extending Operational Lifespan of Servers, but Server Shipments Will Remain Robust in Future

Jun 16, 2022 | PDF

Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that with Environmental Social Governance (ESG) turning into a hot topic in the recent period...

TrendForce Has Further Lowered Its Projection on Annual Smartphone Production to 1.333 Billion Units as Economic Fallout from China’s Dynamic Zero-COVID Policy Continues; Risk of Future Downward Corrections Remains High

May 05, 2022 | PDF

The Semiconductor Research Department of global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that the COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions in the international logistics network during 2021...

Lockdown in Xi’an Is Gradually Being Lifted, but the Event Has Affected Price Negotiations for NAND Flash Products and Slightly Moderated the Downtrend

Jan 19, 2022 | PDF

The latest coverage of the lockdown in Xi’an by global market intelligence TrendForce finds that the daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the Xi’an metropolitan area has dropped noticeably...

Top 10 Global SSD Module Makers Ranking for 2020

Oct 19, 2021 | PDF

As indicated by the survey of global market intelligence firm TrendForce, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in various degrees of postponement for production...

Japan Becomes New Frontline Base in Packaging and Material R&D for TSMC’s Global Strategic Deployment

Jul 09, 2021 | PDF

According to global market intelligence firm TrendForce, TSMC, nine months after announcing the fab expansion in the US during May 2020, had once again announced in February 2021...

Samsung’s Rumored MOU with NDRC Could Moderate DRAM Price Rises and Accelerate Production Capacity Expansion

Feb 01, 2018 | PDF

The climbing prices of DRAM over the past six quarters have added the cost pressures of Chinese smartphone brands...

2016 Market Demand and Supply Analysis- 4Q15

Dec 03, 2015 | PDF

Demand- Backlight, Lighting, Automotive, Display, and UV Supply- Major Player Expansion Plan and Chinese Government Plan in the Future

DRAM Industry Profits to Stabilize as Korean Manufacturers Slow Capacity Expansion in 2015

Sep 04, 2014 | PDF

According to DRAMeXchange, a division of global research firm TrendForce, construction of Samsung and SK Hynix's new fabrication plants will be finished in 2015, and next year's plans for manufacturin...

DRAM Market Oligopoly to Face Challenges as Manufacturers Carry Out Capacity Expansions in 2015

Aug 26, 2014 | PDF

An increasing number of DRAM manufacturers are planning to expand their capacity in 4Q14 as a means to handle the market’s continuously...