Q1 Forecast Disappointing for Foundry Sales

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Semiconductor foundry revenue growth is stalling due to weak demand for advanced production processes in several end markets - including smartphones - according to one market watcher.

Source : eetasia, Mar. 27, 2019 – 

Taiwanese market research firm TrendForce forecasts that first-quarter global foundry sales will fall to $14.6 billion, down 16% compared to the first quarter of 2018.

The top 10 foundries in terms of sales remain unchanged in the first quarter compared with last year, according to TrendForce's estimates. However, each of the top 10 companies experienced a double-digit decline in sales compared with the first quarter of last year, according to the firm.

TSMC remains far and away the largest foundry, with first-quarter market share of 48.1%. However, the foundry giant's first-quarter sales are on track to decline 17.8% compared to the first quarter of 2018, according to TrendForce.

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