TSMC and UMC revenues up in January, VIS down
Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES, Taipei
TSMC and United Microelectronics (UMC) each noticed their January revenues register sequential will increase, whereas revenues at Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) fell 7.3% on month.
TSMC reported consolidated revenues for January 2021 of NT$126.75 billion (US$4.53 billion), up about 8% sequentially and 22.2% on yr. The firm estimated beforehand first-quarter revenues at between US$12.7 billion and US$13 billion, representing a 1.3% sequential improve on the midpoint.
UMC introduced consolidated revenues grew 10.2% from a yr earlier and 1.6% on month to a report excessive of NT$15.53 billion in January 2021. The firm expects to put up an roughly 2% improve in wafer shipments sequentially for the primary quarter, with ASP rising 2-3%.
Specialty IC foundry VIS generated consolidated revenues of NT$2.78 billion in January 2021, up 17.1% on yr. The firm expects to see its revenues hit a report excessive for the fifth consecutive quarter within the first quarter.
