Globalfoundries may surpass UMC in foundry sales to become NO.2

Published:2012/8/22 1:52:00 Author:Ecco From:SeekIC

The market research firm IC Insights Inc. has made a projected ranking of foundry vendors this week, and the ranking report indicates that Globalfoundries Inc. may surpass United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) to become the No. 2 semiconductor foundry supplier in 2012.

According to a mid-year update of IC Insights’ McClean Report, Globalfoundries (Milpitas, Calif.) is expected to achieve foundry sales of $4.29 billion in 2012 with increasing 23% from 2011. The report also says that UMC, long the No. 2 ranked foundry by sales, is projected to report sales for the year of about $3.78 billion, roughly flat with 2011. And Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) is projected to remain by far the dominant player in foundry, with sales projected to increase 15% this year to $16.72 billion.

However, Globalfoundries has been claiming to be the No. 2 foundry in sales since the fourth quarter of last year. Different from TSMC and UMC, Globalfoundries is not a publicly traded company and doesn’t report sales numbers, making it more difficult for analysts to determine its position in the market.

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