Blended ASP Trend for Foundry Segment
The decrease in blended average selling price (ASP) during 1Q13 was mainly due to product mix shifting to more 8" wafers from Fab8N consolidation.
(To view ASP trend, visit http://www.umc.com/english/investors/1Q13_ASP_trend.asp)
Shipment and Utilization Rate[4] for Foundry Segment
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Utilization Rate = Quarterly Wafer Out / Quarterly Capacity |
Wafer shipments increased 5.2% sequentially to 1,125K in 1Q13, compared to 1,069K 8-inch equivalent wafers in 4Q12. Overall utilization rate for the quarter was 78%.
Wafer Shipments | |||||
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1Q13 |
4Q12 |
3Q12 |
2Q12 |
1Q12 |
Wafer Shipments (8" K equivalents) |
1,125 |
1,069 |
1,133 |
1,142 |
963 |
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Quarterly Capacity Utilization Rate | |||||
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1Q13 |
4Q12 |
3Q12 |
2Q12 |
1Q12 |
Utilization Rate |
78% |
80% |
84% |
84% |
71% |
Total Capacity (8" K equivalents) |
1,461 |
1,401 |
1,376 |
1,372 |
1,364 |
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2012 figures account for UMC parent company only. |