UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) announced that its net profit for the fourth quarter of 2009 was NT$4.396 billion (US$137 million), compared with the loss of NT$23.51 billion in the same period last year. Shows a return on profitability. Foundry chip makers also expect capital spending to reach $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion in 2010, a surge of 118-173% compared to the $551 million allocated in 2009.
UMC announced that in the first half of 2009, the company had a loss of NT$6.11 billion, compared with a net profit of NT$10.49 billion in the second half of 2009. The total profit for the whole year of 2009 was NT$3.874 billion, while the net loss for 2008 was NT$22.32 billion.
UMC CEO Shih-Wei Sun said Lianhua Electronics plans to add 45/40nm process production at the Fab 12A plant in Tainan to develop and test 28nm process technology. In 2010, they will also expand their 65/60nm process production technology at the Fab 12i production site in Singapore.
In its latest quarterly financial report, UMC showed that sales generated by 65nm and below technology climbed to 17% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with 14% in the previous quarter, compared to the same period last year. 8%. This is due to the increased demand for wireless communication chips. At the same time, the market segments of 90 nm and 0.13 μm seized 48% of the market share in the fourth quarter of 2009.
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) saw its quarterly sales growth, mainly due to the driver of computer-related applications in the fourth quarter of 2009. UMC pointed out that revenue in the computer market segment has fallen from 17% in the third quarter to 11% in the fourth quarter. UMC said sales in the communications sector have increased from 59% to 62%.
UMC's capacity utilization rate has increased from 48% in the same period last year to 86% in the fourth quarter of 2009, marking the economic recovery. The foundry expects that in the first quarter of 2010, due to the increase in sales in the computer market, its capacity utilization rate will remain above 80%. It also expects that wafer shipments may be flat in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period last year, but the average selling price may fall by less than 3%.
UMC: Sales in different market regions in 2008-2009
UMC: Company's revenue from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009 (chart)
UMC: Company's revenue from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009
UMC: Corporate earnings from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009
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