Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) last quarter consolidated its leadership position after its share of the global foundry market topped 60 percent, TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said yesterday.
The contract chipmaker’s market share was 58.5 percent in the final quarter of last year, the Taipei-based researcher said in a report.
TSMC’s revenue fell 16.2 percent sequentially during the January-to-March period to US$16.74 billion, as flagging demand for smartphones and notebook computers reduced utilization of its advanced 7-nanometer, 5-nanometer and 4-nanometer node technologies, TrendForce said.
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TSMC would likely see a slower decline in revenue this quarter, it said.
Samsung Electronics Co, the second-biggest foundry service provider, saw its revenue plummet 36.1 percent quarterly to US$3.45 billion, due to lower utilization of its 8-inch and 12-inch fabs, TrendForce said.
The South Korean company is expected to report the first revenue contribution from its 3-nanometer technology this quarter, the researcher said.
GlobalFoundries Inc ranked third, replacing United Microelectronics Corp (UMC, 聯電), as it benefited from rising orders for chips used in vehicles and industrial devices, as well as the defense sector and government agencies in the US.
GlobalFoundries has said revenue last quarter fell 12.4 percent quarterly to US$1.84 billion.
The company is expected to report a flat second quarter on the back of steady demand for chips used in aerospace, Internet of Things applications and vehicles, TrendForce said.
UMC’s revenue fell 17.6 percent last quarter from the previous quarter, due to weak demand for products made using its 28-nanometer, 22-nanometer and 40-nanometer technologies.
The chipmaker is also expected to see flat revenue this quarter or a slight increase from the previous quarter, TrendForce said.
UMC’s utilization rate of its 8-inch fabs is likely to fall below 60 percent this quarter, as customers scaled back orders for power management chips and microcontrollers, while the utilization rate of its 12-inch fabs could reach 80 percent on the back of rush orders for 28-nanometer chips used in TVs, the report said.
Taiwanese foundries Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (力積電) and Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (世界先進) fell to eight and ninth place respectively with regards to their global market share, due to sluggish demand for chips used in consumer electronics, TrendForce said.
Overall, the world’s top 10 foundry companies would likely post smaller revenue declines this quarter, as customers have started rebuilding inventory, albeit cautiously, the researcher said.
However, end-market demand remained weak and the companies’ factory utilization would be supported solely by rush orders for Wi-Fi chips and touch-and-display chips, it said.
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