Uptrend capacity utilization | UMC: Slowdown in the next two years to expand production pace

On the 19th, UMC will not aggressively expand production in the next two years. The most important task is to strengthen the financial structure and increase capacity utilization. The market is optimistic about UMC's profit-taking performance and will gradually improve. Helps future operating performance.

Jian-Jie Jian pointed out that the next two years, UMC's development will focus on improving the financial structure, so the pace of expansion will slow down until the improvement is completed, will start to consider expanding production capacity.

Jian Shan Jie stressed that although UMC slowdown in expansion, but many manufacturers in Taiwan will continue to expand, so the perspective of UMC, can not help but worry about the stability of the power supply or not, I hope the government can have all the power policy considerations.

As for the layout of the DRAM industry, Jian Shan Jie believes that UMC only for the development of DRAM technology in mainland China Jinhua, and no plans to cross into the DRAM industry.

In addition, UMC's board of directors has passed the implementation of capital budget of NT $ 18.99 billion and will simultaneously expand the production capacity of wafer fabs in both Taiwan and mainland China. This year, the overall capital expenditure is estimated at 1.7 billion U.S. dollars, down from 2.2 billion U.S. dollars last year. Has been easing.