Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have announced decreases in October consolidated revenues from the previous month of 6.5% and 3.5%, respectively.

TSMC reported consolidated revenues of NT$51.795 billion (US$1.76 billion) for October 2013, up 3.6% on year. The company accumulated NT$503.01 billion in consolidated sales from January through October, an increase of 18.3% compared to the same period of 2012.

Fellow IC foundry UMC registered NT$10.47 billion in October consolidated revenues. Sales for the first 10 months of 2013 totaled NT$103.56 billion, rising 6.9% from a year earlier.

TSMC has forecast consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2013 will decline about 10.5% from a record high hit in the third quarter, due to an inventory correction experienced by the IC supply chain and disappointing sales of high-end mobile devices.

UMC expects its wafer shipments to drop 8-10% sequentially in the fourth quarter, with product ASPs set to fall about 2%. The firm did not provide a revenue estimate.

By: DocMemory
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