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November sales down on two major fab companies


Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported sequential decreases in November consolidated revenues of 3.1% and 8.1%, respectively, while revenues at Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) increased 2.4% on month.

TSMC posted consolidated revenues for November 2018 grew 5.6% from a year earlier to NT$98.39 billion (US$3.19 billion). Consolidated sales for the first 11 months of 2018 totaled NT$941.64 billion, rising 6.1% on year.

TSMC estimated previously fourth-quarter revenues at between US$9.35 billion and US$9.45 billion, representing a 10-11% sequential increase. Market watchers expect the pure-play foundry to meet its sales guidance for the quarter. Revenues for December are set to register another sequential fall to reflect a slowdown in shipments to a major smartphone client, according to the watchers.

Fellow company UMC announced consolidated revenues of NT$11.55 billion for November 2018, down 4.9% from a year ago. The foundry's cumulative 2018 revenues through November came to NT$139.87 billion, up 0.9% on year.

UMC expects its wafer shipments and ASPs to each fall 4-5% sequentially in the fourth quarter, due mainly to continued weakness in chip demand for entry-level and mid-range smartphones.

Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) reported consolidated revenues for November 2018 surged 25.1% from a year earlier to NT$2.59 billion.

VIS estimated previously fourth-quarter revenues at NT$7.6-8 billion compared with NT$7.75 billion in the prior quarter. The foundry operates 8-inch wafer fabs specializing in the manufacture of LCD driver ICs and power management chips, as well as other analog/mixed-signal ICs such as fingerprint sensors.

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