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Rising component and material costs to put pressure on gross margin
Monica Chen, Hsinchu; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES

IC foundries, and PC and handset manufacturers continue to encounter rising costs of components and materials, and will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in 2018, according to industry sources.

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