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The logic IC sector has seen some short lead-time orders for AI and automotive chips, according to silicon wafer supplier Formosa Sumco Technology. ....
Major silicon wafer suppliers’ sales last month met market expectations, and the positive effects of their price hikes are expected to persist in the second half of this year, Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting Co (元大投顧) said yesterday. Wafers are expected to remain in short supply, benefiting major suppliers in the near term, Yuanta said in a research note. GlobalWafers Inc (環球晶圓) posted record revenue of NT$6.04 billion (US$203.08 million) for last month, up 14.9 percent month-on-month and 25.8 percent year-on-year, which Yuanta attributed to intensive renewals of the company’s long-term agreements in the second quarter, resulting in higher average selling prices. “We expect ....
Silicon wafer supplier Formosa Sumco Technology Corp (台勝科) yesterday gave an upbeat outlook for the current quarter, as it expects that deteriorating supply constraints would continue to drive up wafer prices, which would help it defy a slowdown in consumer electronics demand. The company said chip demand is strongly underpinned by exuberant demand from 5G-related devices, automotive electronics and power management chips, which most semiconductor companies consider long-term growth engines. Customers’ silicon wafer inventories are running low due to prolonged supply-demand imbalances over the past few quarters, the company said in a presentation at an investors’ conference. “Tight supply of 12-inch silicon wafers ....
Shares of silicon wafer supplier Formosa Sumco Technology Corp (台勝科) outperformed the broader market last week, reflecting investors’ expectation that its gross margin is likely to expand in the coming quarters as prices continue to climb, analysts said. Formosa Sumco, which was founded by Japan-based Komatsu Ltd and Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group (FPG, 台塑集團) in 1995, focuses on producing 8-inch and 12-inch wafers. The company has a monthly capacity of about 330,000 8-inch wafers and 300,000 12-inch wafers at the FPG complex in Yunlin County’s Mailiao Township (麥寮). Shares of Formosa Sumco on Friday closed 5.39 percent higher at NT$244.5 in Taipei ....
Entegris, a US chip material manufacturer, plans to more than double its investment in Taiwan and build its largest manufacturing base on the island. This is ....