Vanguard planning to expand capacity
ORDER VISIBILITY: The chipmaker’s chairman said that demand for semiconductors is strong, with some customers booking orders to be delivered in the third quarter
By Lisa Wang / Staff reporter
Contract chipmaker Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (世界先進) yesterday said that it plans to allocate 41.2 percent more capital expenditure to expand capacity this year as demand has greatly surpassed its capacity amid a stay-at-home trend.
The Hsinchu-based chipmaker plans to spend NT$5 billion (US$176.14 million) on new facilities and equipment to mitigate the supply crunch, up from NT$3.54 billion last year.
Based on its expenditure plan, the chipmaker’s most-requested 0.18-micron and 0.25-micron technology capacity would increase by a combined 20 percent from last year, Vanguard said.
Chip shortage tipped to give GDP a boost
PRODUCTION ISSUES: Automakers face problems with a lack of supply, while the effect on memory chips may see the situation spill over into the smartphone industry
By Crystal Hsu / Staff reporter
A global shortage of semiconductor chips, which has affected the automotive industry and is threatening to spill over to other sectors, bodes well for Taiwan’s exports and GDP growth this year, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) said yesterday.
“We believe the robust demand for chips will add tailwinds to the economy’s export orders and
production outlook over the first half of this year, at least,” ANZ said, projecting GDP growth this year of 3.8 percent.
TAIPEI: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is “expediting” auto-related products through its wafer fabs and reallocating wafer capacity, the company has said, amid a global shortage of auto chips
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is “expediting” auto-related products through its wafer fabs and reallocating wafer capacity, the company said on Thursday, amid a global shortage of auto chips.
FILE PHOTO: A man sits in front of the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) during an investors conference in Taipei April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
Automakers around the world are shutting assembly lines due to the shortages, which in some cases have been exacerbated by the former U.S. administration’s actions against Chinese chip factories.
Taiwan’s economy minister said on Wednesday major Taiwanese chipmakers were willing to prioritise supplies for automakers, after she met senior company executives including from TSMC.