Wafer demand recovery July TSMC and UMC sales in June

Chinese Taiwan's top semiconductor manufacturer of TSMC and UMC two days before the company reported that in July this year, sales revenue increased over the last month. But two companies said that compared with strong sales in 2004, this year has continued to lose a lot of market. TSMC vice president and chief financial officer Lora Ho explained: "because the wafer needs of our customers continue to recover shipments in 2005 July than in 2005 June increased the wafer".

The company said two, despite the growth of two semiconductor foundry manufacturers sales for three consecutive months, but with strong sales growth in 2004 than in 2004 after the growth rate is declining, although OEM production fell too fast. Two the company expects OEM sales will soon pick up, in the second half of 2004, the non seasonal weakness is due to excessive inventory, and later began to be corrected through efforts.

Taiwan product sales revenue of electricity the first 7 months of this year fell 7.2% over the same period in 2004, but the company is full of confidence in the fourth quarter of this year, I hope the strong sales revenue growth of fourth quarter, 2005 to become a growth year. The first 7 months of 2005, sales revenue fell by about 28.8%, this year in front of the show is a very dangerous peak to climb.

TSMC reported that in July of this year's sales revenue increased 3.7% compared to June, to NT $20 billion 850 million (US $652 million) but higher than the same period last year fell by 9.9%, the first 7 months of this year sales revenue reached NT $135 billion 20 million, despite the completion of the expected profit, but with TSMC 7 before 2004 sales revenue still fell 7.2% compared.

UMC in July this year, sales revenue reached NT $7 billion 65 million, than in June this year increased by 6.9%, but compared to the same period in 2004 declined by 36.9%; the first 7 months of this year UMC's sales revenue reached 46 billion 790 million yuan (NT $1 billion 460 million) fell 28.8% over the same period last year, sales revenue.