Policy & Regulation

DRAM Demand Bit Growth Forecasted to Reach New Low in 2023 as Hyperinflation Continues to Impact Consumer Demand; NAND Flash Content per Box Could Increase Due to Price Elasticity of Demand

Jul 27, 2022 | PDF

Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that shipments of NBs and smartphones in 1H22 were impacted by a demand freeze in the wider consumer electronics market...

Global EV Sales and Brand Ranking_2Q22

Jun 30, 2022 | ZIP

Global EV Sales and Brand Ranking report provides data, forecasts, and analyses on global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and new energy vehicles (NEVs) by powertrain type and region. It includes the...

Increase in Server DRAM Prices for 4Q22 Will Be Smaller as Delays in Uptake of New CPU Platforms in Hyperscale Market Has Led to Lower-Than-Expected DDR5 Penetration Rate

Apr 15, 2022 | PDF

The latest investigation of the server supply chain by global market intelligence firm TrendForce has found the followings...

Global EV Sales and Brand Ranking_1Q22

Mar 31, 2022 | ZIP

Global EV Sales and Brand Ranking report provides data, forecasts, and analyses on global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and new energy vehicles (NEVs) by powertrain type and region. It includes the...

NAND Flash Prices Will Enter Cyclical Downturn in 2022 Due to Modest Demand Growth and Competition for Higher-Layer NAND

Sep 16, 2021 | PDF

It is now the first half of September, and TrendForce’s latest survey of the NAND Flash market finds that suppliers are already in discussions with customers about the demand projection for 4Q21...

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...

Progress in Importation of US Equipment Dispels Doubts on SMIC’s Capacity Expansion for Mature Nodes for Now

Mar 04, 2021 | PDF

The latest investigation by the Semiconductor Research Department of TrendForce finds that the major suppliers of WFE (wafer fab equipment) in the US are progressing smoothly in...

US DoD Lists Xiaomi on the List of Communist Chinese Military Companies on January 14th

Jan 15, 2021 | PDF

The US Department of Defense expanded on the black list of Communist Chinese Military Companies on January 14th that now comprises of 9 additional Chinese enterprises...

Kioxia as Second Memory Supplier Approved in Shipping to Huawei after Intel (Vol.2)

Dec 08, 2020 | PDF

As indicated by the survey of global market intelligence firm TrendForce, Kioxia became the second memory supplier in officially obtaining...

Few Suppliers Secured the License for Exporting to Huawei, but the Only Approved Memory Items Are Intel SSDs

Oct 26, 2020 | PDF

Global market intelligence firm TrendForce reports that Huawei and its IC design subsidiary HiSilicon were formally cut off from their supply of semiconductor components in mid-September when the late...

UMC Is Close to Settling Its Legal Case with the US and Will Focus More on Foundry Business in the Future

Oct 22, 2020 | PDF

According to reporting by global market intelligence firm TrendForce, UMC has announced today (October 22) that the legal case against the company filed...

SMIC to Be Put on Entity List per Reliable Sources; Global Semiconductor Supply Chain Braces for Shockwaves

Sep 30, 2020 | PDF

As commented by global market intelligence firm TrendForce, Reuters had covered on September 4th that the federal government of the US has been considering to include SMIC...

Proposed US Sanction on SMIC Could Heavily Impact Development of China’s Semiconductor Industry

Sep 10, 2020 | PDF

Reuters and the Wall Street Journal have lately reported that the US government is now considering placing major Chinese semiconductor foundry SMIC on the Entity List due to the company’s alleged ties...

Huawei Stands at the Juncture of Survival as the US Further Tightens Its Restrictions Against the Company

Sep 09, 2020 | PDF

The US government has again thwarted Huawei’s ambition of becoming the top smartphone brand in the world by imposing large-scale sanctions...

Report on Key Impacts of Sanctions Against Huawei

Aug 21, 2020 | PDF

TrendForce provides the following analyses on the impacts that the expanded sanctions against Huawei have on five tech industries, including semiconductors, memory products, smartphones, display panel...