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Smartphone production (from 21)
EVENTS
channel inventory is still to be digested,
TrendForce believes that the production Oct. 3-6, IMAPS International Symposium of Mi-
volume of the three cited brands will be croelectronics, Boston, imaps.org
roughly in line with 2Q22.
Oct. 4-7, Korea Electronics Show, KINTEX, Seoul,
Korea, kes.org/kor/
All show a sharp decline of more than 10%
compared with the same period last year, Oct. 4-7, PCB West, Santa Clara, Calif., pcbwest.
which is enough to herald worrying perfor- com
mance in the peak season during 2H22.
Oct. 5-7, SEMICON China, Shanghai, China,
semiconchina.org
High degree of saturation
On the whole, the Chinese market, one Oct. 31-Nov. 3, SMTA International, Minneapolis,
of the world’s three major markets, has Minn., smta.org
reached a high degree of saturation and Nov. 1-3, TestConX China, virtual, testconx.org
demand growth has slowed.
Nov. 15-18, SEMICON Europa, Munich, Germany,
In the future, the focus of China’s three semiconeuropa.org
major smartphone brands will remain on Nov. 15-18, electronica, Munich, Germany, elec-
expanding overseas markets. tronica.de/en/
trendforce.com Visit TopLine at booth B4-332

See related article on 24.

DRAM market deflates, cyclical downturn looms: IC Insights

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA — A vigorous — over, according to data released in
DRAM market upturn that started in IC Insights’ August 3Q Update to The
the last half of 2020 and continued McClean Report 2022.
through May 2022 is — by all accounts
Monthly sales fall
Monthly DRAM sales
drop as end-users ad-
just inventory levels;
consumer spending
succumbs to inflation/
recession pressure.

After posting its high-
est monthly sales vol-
ume in more than two
years in May, DRAM-
sales tumbled 36%
in June and another
21% in July.
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