In-Stat Reports Taiwan, China Leading Strong Asian Semiconductor Manufacturing Growth.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After 300mm fabs went online in 2004, semiconductor manufacturing capacity in Asia has continually grown, especially in Taiwan, and growth will continue for the next several years, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). With Taiwan building up foundry capacity, it has become the highest fab density area, the high-tech market research firm says.

"Capacity in China will also grow rapidly over the next several years," said Prakash Vaswani, In-Stat analyst. "Price advantages and emerging domestic fabless companies will allow China's local foundries to survive."

Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

--Due to outsourcing trends catching up with IDM, dedicated foundry companies are benefiting from outsourcing orders both from IC design houses and IDMs.

--Because of 300mm wafer fab's capital risk and a more competitive industry environment, we will find alliance and mergers becoming a common phenomenon in this industry.

--TSMC and UMC are the leading foundries in Asia, and will account for more than 50% of Asian capacity through 2009.

The research, "Semiconductor Manufacturing Capacity by Country in Asia, 2006" (#IN0602407ASM), covers the Asian semiconductor manufacturing industry, and includes capex and capacity by key accounts from 2004-2008, with the forecast segmented further by major geographic region. This research identifies and quantifies industry development within each major geographic region and recommends strategies for vendors to take advantage of these opportunities. It also discusses East Asia IDMs, foundry and DRAM vendor development.

For more information on this research, please visit: http://www.instat.com/catalog/Scatalogue.asp?id=239 or contact Erin McKeighan at 480-609-4551 or [e-mail]. The price is $2,495 (US).

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