| TSMC chairman Morris Chang said the company's | | | | historical data analysis, inventory levels reasonable. |
| advanced process foundry capacity demand, supply | | | | Sun Shiwei and that, because UMC All products are |
| and demand gap of 30 ~ 40%. | | | | priced in dollars, while the procurement of all |
| Europe by the credit crisis and a mixed volcanic | | | | equipment suppliers in Europe are denominated in |
| ash events, global concerns European market | | | | euro, the dollar, the euro to depreciate heavily UMC |
| demand, inventory concerns also increased. However, | | | | more profitable. |
| the world's top 3 wafer Tate agreed that the | | | | In addition, Chia Song Hwee said in the |
| inventory situation is not serious, with security people. | | | | interview he was optimistic the whole year |
| Following the chairman Morris Chang of TSMC, UMC | | | | semiconductors. He expressed, overall production |
| chief executive Sun Shiwei, the global wafer | | | | value of semiconductors in 2010 to 20% annual |
| (GlobalFoundries) operating officer Chia Song Hwee in | | | | growth, the foundry industry, the first 2,3,4-quarter |
| an exclusive interview with this newspaper, also | | | | expected to grow quarter by quarter over Q1, |
| pointed out that some customers do have higher | | | | foundry production annual growth rate reached 30% |
| inventories, but still below the average level over the | | | | target should be no problem. The growth rate |
| past , there is no clear warning, so the overall | | | | GlobalFoundries performance should be better than |
| inventory problem, now seems okay. | | | | the industry, the company does not disclose capacity |
| Chia Song Hwee said the inventory problem | | | | utilization, but Chia Song Hwee emphasize that the |
| for clients, he did not see the warning appears, | | | | present production capacity is very tight. |
| although some do have higher customer inventory, | | | | In order to relieve the supply pressure |
| but still below the normal water level in the past. | | | | capacity, GlobalFoundries also, and TSMC, UMC to |
| According to market analysis report, the | | | | expand production capacity which, like |
| average days of inventory of about 65 days. He | | | | synchronization. GlobalFoundries in the world have |
| believes that the foundry in the supply side pressure | | | | three 12-inch plant, said Chia Song Hwee, Singapore |
| is not great, even shortages. Overall inventory, the | | | | factory Fab7 end of 2010, monthly production |
| current seems okay. | | | | capacity is expected to reach 42.00 ~ 43,000 pieces, |
| Chia Song Hwee views and TSMC chairman | | | | mainly of 65 nm; in Germany Fab1 plant remains in |
| Morris Chang has mentioned in the Law Society's | | | | the monthly production capacity of 42,000 tablets , |
| view that comparable, Chang said at the time, the | | | | 40 nanometer process-based. The New York Fab8 is |
| company's advanced process foundry capacity | | | | under construction and expected to be in volume |
| demand, supply and demand gap of 30 ~ 40%, it | | | | production in mid 2012, will be based on 28 |
| seems unlikely Customer orders may have to repeat | | | | nanometer. |
| the problem. | | | | The production scale, Chia Song Hwee said |
| UMC chief executive Sun Shiwei in before the | | | | that as just started to build, difficult to say how |
| opening ceremony of the new plant that will reaffirm | | | | many, but by the past with the scale of production |
| France's view, he said stocks in the bottom quarter | | | | capacity, monthly production capacity should be at |
| of 2009, after the first three, although capacity | | | | least 40,000 or more, the future global wafer |
| utilization and synchronization recovery, but with the | | | | production capacity will be greatly improved. |