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Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$40 billion in April 2023, up a slight 0.3% sequentially, according to the latest Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) statistics. Sales were down 21.6% compared to the same period in 2022, however.
Taiwan-based memory module maker Apacer expects the memory spot price to rise and the contract price to stabilize in the third quarter of 2023, while memory demand is expected to recover quarter by quarter in the second half, but is unlikely to enjoy a surging increase, according to company president C. K. Chang, who added that the memory industry should return on track with the resumption of memory demand from key applications including servers, PCs and smartphones in 2024.
Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled its first mixed reality headset VisionPro at the WWDC 2023 keynote on June 5, attracting attention and cheering from Apple fans worldwide. There are some interesting facts behind this year's WWDC which may have escaped the most discerning eyes, especially the marvels to be performed with new features enabled by the chips used in the gadgets.
The value of the global NAND flash industry output will continue to fall in the second quarter of 2023, albeit at a slower rate than in the first, when it declined 16%, according to TrendForce.
Japanese NAND Flash manufacturer Kioxia and US memory maker Western Digital (WD) are finalizing the discussion of their business integration.