Blended Average Selling Price Trend
The blended average selling price (ASP) increased by 1% in US dollar terms during 4Q08, due to changes in the process technology mix.
(To view ASP trend, visit:
http://www.umc.com/english/investors/4Q08_ASP_trend.asp )
Shipment and Utilization Rate (Note 4)
Wafer Shipments
4Q08 3Q08 2Q08 1Q08 4Q07
Wafer Shipments
('000 8-inch eq.) 567 883 875 807 921
Quarterly Capacity Utilization Rate
4Q08 3Q08 2Q08 1Q08 4Q07
Utilization Rate 48% 79% 85% 73% 86%
Total Capacity
('000 8-inch eq.) 1,151 1,149 1,107 1,100 1,100
Wafer shipments dropped 35.8% sequentially to 567 thousand, a decrease from 883 thousand 8-inch equivalent wafers in the previous quarter. Overall utilization rate for the quarter was 48%.
Note 4: Utilization Rate = Quarterly Wafer Out / Quarterly Capacity
Capacity (Note 5)
Capacity for 4Q08 was 1,151 thousand 8-inch equivalent wafers. The incremental increase in capacity was due to the expansion at Fab 12A. The estimated installed capacity in 1Q09 remains unchanged at 1,151 thousand 8- inch equivalent wafers, although additional 65nm capacity will be converted from existing 90nm and 0.13um capacity.
Note 5: Estimated capacity numbers are based on calculated maximum output
rather than designed capacity. The actual capacity numbers may differ
depending upon equipment delivery schedules, pace of migration to more
advanced process technologies, and other factors affecting production ramp
up.
Annual Capacity in thousands of 8-inch wafer equivalents
FAB Geometry 2008 2007 2006 2005
(um)
Fab 6A 6" 3.5 - 0.45 328 328 328 344
Fab 8AB 8" 0.5 - 0.25 816 816 816 816
Fab 8C 8" 0.35 - 0.15 411 400 400 401
Fab 8D 8" 0.18 - 0.09 263 260 252 274
Fab 8E 8" 0.5 - 0.18 408 408 406 404
Fab 8F 8" 0.25 - 0.15 372 372 372 378
Fab 8S(1) 8" 0.25 - 0.15 291 276 276 278
Fab 12A 12" 0.18 -0.065 876 847 754 597
Fab 12i(2)12" 0.13 -0.065 742 601 413 363
Total (3) 4,507 4,308 4,017 3,855
YoY Growth Rate 5% 7% 4% 22%
Quarterly Capacity in thousands of 8-inch wafer equivalents
FAB 1Q09E 4Q08 3Q08 2Q08
Fab 6A 82 82 82 82
Fab 8AB 204 204 204 204
Fab 8C 111 111 108 101
Fab 8D 60 60 63 66
Fab 8E 102 102 102 102
Fab 8F 93 93 93 93
Fab 8S 75 75 75 72
Fab 12A 222 222 220 218
Fab 12i 202 202 202 169
Total(3) 1,151 1,151 1,149 1,107
(1) Former fab of SiSMC, which was acquired from Silicon Integrated
Systems in July 2004.
(2) Former fab of UMCi, a UMC wholly owned subsidiary in December 2004
that was merged into UMC in April 2005
(3) One 6-inch wafer is converted into 0.5625(6sq/8sq) 8-inch equivalent
wafer; one 12-inch wafer is converted into 2.25(12sq/8sq) 8-inch
equivalent wafers.
CAPEX
UMC Capital Expenditure by Year -- in US$ billion
Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
CAPEX $0.35 $0.9 $1.0 $0.7(1) $1.5 $0.4
(1) 2005 CAPEX contained UMC 2005 full year CAPEX and UMCi CAPEX during
1Q05.
2008 CAPEX
8" fab 12" fab Total
UMC 17% 83% US$349 million
2009 CAPEX Plan
8" fab 12" fab Total
UMC 7% 93% Not to exceed US$400 million
