iPhone orders lift TSMC market share - 台北時報

GLOBAL LEADER: The Taiwanese chipmaker’s income roseate 11.1 percent from the 2nd 4th to US$20.16 billion, portion its marketplace stock accrued to 56.1 percent

• Staff writer, with CNA

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Apple Inc’s orders for chips utilized successful iPhones benefited Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) successful the 3rd 4th of this twelvemonth and accrued the chipmaker’s planetary marketplace share, TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said connected Thursday.

TSMC’s marketplace stock roseate to 56.1 percent from 53.4 percent successful the erstwhile quarter, the Taipei-based marketplace accusation advisory steadfast said successful a probe report.

Its income roseate 11.1 percent from the 2nd 4th to US$20.16 cardinal successful the 3rd 4th aft Apple released its latest iPhone 14 bid successful September, TrendForce said.

TSMC is reportedly the sole supplier of the A16 processor utilized successful the iPhone 14 series.

In the 3rd quarter, TSMC’s 7-nanometer process and much precocious technologies accounted for 54 percent of its full revenue, TrendForce said.

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co ranked 2nd successful income with gross of US$5.58 cardinal successful the 3rd quarter, down 0.1 percent from a 4th earlier, reflecting a autumn successful the South Korean won against the US dollar.

Samsung’s marketplace stock fell from 16.4 percent successful the 2nd 4th to 15.5 percent successful the 3rd quarter, the study said.

Taiwan-based declaration chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC, 聯電) took the 3rd spot with income of US$2.48 billion, up 1.3 percent from a 4th earlier connected the backmost of coagulated request for its mature 28-nanometer process, TrendForce said.

However, UMC’s marketplace stock fell from 7.2 percent successful the erstwhile 4th to 6.9 percent, the study said.

US-based GlobalFoundries Inc ranked 4th with income of US$2.07 billion, oregon a 5.8 percent planetary marketplace share, up of China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (中芯國際) with income of US$1.91 billion, oregon a 5.3 percent marketplace share, and China’s Huahong Group (華虹集團) with US$1.20 cardinal successful sales, oregon 3.3 percent of marketplace share, the study said.

Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (力積電) ranked seventh aft posting US$561 cardinal successful income and taking a 1.6 percent stock of the market, up of Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp (世界先進) with US$438 million, oregon 1.2 percent of marketplace share, Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Ltd with US$427 million, oregon a 1.2 percent marketplace share, and China’s Nexchip Semiconductor Corp (合晶集成) with US$371 million, oregon a 1 percent marketplace share, it added.

The apical 10 declaration spot makers generated a full of US$35.21 cardinal successful combined income successful the 3rd quarter, up 6 percent from a 4th earlier, accounting for 97 percent of the planetary total, the study said.

TrendForce said a weakening planetary system could punctual inventory adjustments, with income successful the planetary axenic play foundry concern expected to autumn successful the 4th quarter, bringing to an extremity 2 years of quarterly increases.