According to the latest news, since the second half of this year, there has been news that the 8-inch foundry production capacity has been tight and that it is considering increasing the price to 2021. Last week, there were reports that TSMC will cancel 12-inch wafer foundry discounts and the trend of wafer foundry price have extended from 8-inch wafers to 12-inch wafers.
South Korean chip foundry DB HiTek has decided to increase foundry prices in 2021. DB HiTek has notified their customers that they will increase the chip foundry prices in 2021 by a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 20%.
Judging from the reports, DB HiTek’s increase in chip foundry quotations has also caused dissatisfaction among some customers, but they eventually accepted the price increase, so they have no other choice. DB HiTek has also signed a contract with customers for 2021. All of the chip foundry agreements.
A source said that DB HiTek raised its 2021 chip foundry offer this time because there is currently strong global demand for chip foundry, and their factories are currently running at full capacity.
DB HiTek was founded in 1997. In terms of chip foundry technology and scale, although there is a clear gap between TSMC and Samsung, it is also one of the world’s important chip foundries. According to the information on the official website, DB HiTek is currently one of the top ten chip foundries in the world, with two world-class foundries.
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