IT House News on June 7, according to Taiwan media Central News Agency, wafer foundry UMC’s revenue in May reached NT$24.433 billion (approximately 5.546 billion yuan), and ’s revenue hit a new high for 8 consecutive months .
Benefited from the strong demand from customers such as image signal processors and communications, UMC's production capacity continued to be fully loaded. In May, revenue increased by 7.18% month-on-month and 42.14% year-on-year..
In addition, UMC’s revenue in April and May totaled NT$47.229 billion (approximately 10.721 billion yuan) . The legal person predicts that UMC's second quarter revenue target should be successfully achieved, with quarterly revenue exceeding NT$66 billion (approximately 14.982 billion yuan), which is expected to continue to hit a new single-quarter high.
IT House learned that UMC expects that wafer shipments in the second quarter are expected to increase by 4% to 5%, product average selling prices will increase by 3% to 4%, and gross profit margins will reach 45%. According to legal estimates, UMC's second-quarter revenue is expected to increase by 4% to 9% quarter-on-quarter.
In addition to the increase in the average selling price of products, the legal person stated that UMC Nanke Wafer 12A Factory P5 plant expanded its production capacity by 10,000 pieces , which was also the main driving force that pushed UMC's second quarter performance to a record high.
