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Wednesday 17 January 2024
TSMC to see all fab capacity utilization improve in 1Q24
TSMC's fab capacity utilization rates will increase across the board in the first quarter of 2024, according to sources at semiconductor equipment companies.
Friday 12 January 2024
Chinese pure-play foundry market to increase 9% in 2024
China's pure-play IC foundry industry is expected to resume growth in 2024, with utilization rates of 90% for 8-inch foundries and 78% for 12-inch foundries, according to ICWise,...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Utilization rates for display makers expected to fall into 1Q24
After production cuts by display makers starting in the third quarter, the utilization rate has dropped to about 70% and is expected to fall to about 60%, if not lower, in the first...
Friday 24 November 2023
HannStar sees LCD fab operating rate rebound; promising automotive opportunities
HannStar, a Taiwan-based mid- to small-size TFT-LCD panel manufacturer, is seeing its operating rate rebound in the fourth quarter. The company is expecting operating rate of 80–90%...
Friday 10 November 2023
SMIC 3Q23 operating income falls 81% but persists with ambitious capex plan
China-based SMIC reported a worsened performance across the board in its quarterly results, signaling a recovery that may come later in the semiconductor industry. SMIC's capital...
Wednesday 13 September 2023
Suppliers see MacBook utilization rates halved in 2H23
Suppliers have seen utilization rates for Apple MacBooks cut in half in the second half of the year compared with the same period in 2022, indicating a sluggish second half of 2023...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Innolux expects 7–9% increase in large-size panel ASP in 3Q23
Innolux expects large-size panel ASP to pick up 7–9% from before in the third quarter with LCD TV panel prices continuing to stabilize and increasing procurement of IT panels,...
Wednesday 26 July 2023
Macronix conservative about 2H23 operations
Flash memory maker Macronix International remains cautious about its second-half 2023 performance due to sluggish market demand, despite seeing utilization rates and gross margin...
Wednesday 19 July 2023
South Korea's 8-inch wafer fabs see utilization fall under 50%
The capacity utilization rates of 8-inch wafer fabs in South Korea are halved from their 2022 levels, with the exception of DB Hitek, due to sluggish demand for information technology...
Friday 14 July 2023
TSMC likely to post over 10% revenue growth in 3Q23
TSMC will likely post an over 10% sequential revenue increase in the third quarter of 2023, when the pure-play foundry's fab utilization rate will return to more than 80%, according...
Thursday 29 June 2023
GIS sees capacity utilization rate improving
Touch solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) is expected to see its capacity utilization rate improve in the second half of 2023, keeping its gross margin positive, according...
Thursday 29 June 2023
TSMC to see fab utilization rates rise substantially
Pure-play foundry TSMC will see its fab utilization rates, notably for sub-7nm process manufacturing, rise substantially in the second half of this year, according to sources at fab...
Friday 26 May 2023
HannStar sees LCD fab utilization rise
Small- and medium-size panel maker HannStar Display expects its fab utilization rate to average 74% in the second quarter of 2023, up from 66% in the previous quarter.
Monday 15 May 2023
Apple devices to occupy 90% of TSMC 3nm capacity in 2023
TSMC will see the baseline 3nm process technology (N3B) dominate 90% of its N3 family capacity in 2023, and nearly 90% of the N3B capacity reportedly has been booked by Apple for...
Friday 12 May 2023
SMIC sees capacity utilization rate fall below 70%
China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported its gross margin slid to 20.8% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32% in the prior quarter, due to lower wafer...