Taiwan’s IC test interface solutions providers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology reportedly may almost fully retreat from the supply chain for iPhone Aps in 2023 probably due to increasingly thin profit margins for related orders, according to industry sources.
Despite demand slowdowns reported in the consumer electronic and PC space, analysts expect the output of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan to maintain double-digit growth momentum.
GlobalFoundries (GF) has reported record quarterly revenue of US$1.99 billion for second-quarter 2022, up 23% from a year ago, with gross margin reaching a record high of 27%, almost double the 14.3% for the same period last year.
Foxconn Technology (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is confident the company will improve its gross margin to 10% by 2025, mainly buoyed by its expanding new businesses, according to company chairman Young-Way Liu.