Foundry sales in China expected to jump by 16% this year, with TSMC leading the pack

今年中國的鑄造銷售額預計將躍升16％，台積電領先

The Chinese foundry market represented 11% of the total pure-play foundry market in 2015, 12% in 2016, and is forecast to hold a 13% share this year, IC Insights said.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)--Pure-play foundry sales in China are expected to jump by 16% this year to about US$7 billion, more than double the rate of increase for the total pure-play foundry market, according to data recently released by the semiconductor market research company, IC Insights.




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The Chinese foundry market represented 11% of the total pure-play foundry market in 2015, 12% in 2016, and is forecast to hold a 13% share this year, IC Insights said.

As a result of this growth, most pure-play foundries have announced plans to locate or expand IC production in mainland China over the next few years, including TSMC, GlobalFoundries, UMC, Powerchip, and, most recently, TowerJazz, IC Insights said.



The partnerships give Chinese companies much needed access to production capacity using first-rate manufacturing technology and provide the foundries with an ongoing market presence and revenue stream within China.