Global chip plant usage rate falls to 88.6 percent
The utilisation rate of the world’s microchip plants fell to 88.6 percent in July-September from 91.2 in the previous quarter, an industry group said on Tuesday, suggesting capital spending on chip equipment may slow. This news has caused chipmakers Intel, AMD and NVIDIA to drop a little bit on the news that wafer starts are lower.
The data is compiled by the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics (SICAS) group, made up of about 40 major chip makers including Intel Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Texas Instruments Inc. Capacity for all integrated circuits rose to 1.81 million silicon wafer starts per week in July-September from 1.74 million in April-June, SICAS said. Actual wafer starts, which reflect demand for chips, totalled 1.61 million a week, compared with 1.59 million in April-June.
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