Friday, January 30, 2004
Powerchip Semiconductor Corp (PSC), Taiwan's third-largest memory-chip maker, posting net profits of NT$169 million versus a NT$1.5 billion loss in 2002 and predicted good year ahead for semiconductor industry.
PSC's spokesman, Eric Tang, said the profits were generated from the 12-inch foundry, which enable to company to save substantial amount of time and money with high utilization rate. Wafer output at Fab 12A is expected to reach 35,000 per month by year-end, up from 22,000 per month currently. PSC's chairman Frank Huang said: "we're very optimistic about the memory-chip industry this year as a widespread personal computer replacement, as a result of improved global economy, will spur the demand."
PSC concentrate mostly on manufacturing of DRAM memory chip wafers. The spot price for DRAM in the fourth quarter remains at US$3.84, but analysts predict that it will fall this year to US$3.50. "Powerchip's 2004 output is expected to grow by at least one fold, compared to that of last year," Huang added. PSC also planning to increase its foundry prices by 5% every month, according to the president of PSC, Brian Hsieh. The production of DRAM will be split between the 8-inch and 12-inch foundry with ratio 40:60.
By: DocMemory
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