Taiwan-based analog IC designers including Richtek Technology, Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), Anpec Technology and Leadtrend Technology are willing to accept higher quotes in order to secure capacity at their foundry suppliers during the second half of 2010, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. Prices for 0.25- and 0.35-micron process technologies have risen by 10-15%, the paper indicated, without citing its sources.
Smaller-scale design houses have seen their orders squeezed out of the already-tight capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), due to strong orders placed by IDMs, the paper indicated.
Article translated by Jessie Shen
