According to the latest report from TrendForce, although the overall economic situation did not improve significantly in the third quarter of 2024, factors such as the release of new smartphones and PC/laptops in the second half of the year driving supply chain stocking, coupled with continued strong demand for high-performance computing (HPC) related to artificial intelligence (AI) servers, have led to an improvement in overall wafer foundry capacity utilization compared to the second quarter.

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Several companies specializing in 8-inch wafer system semiconductor production are rapidly expanding their production capacity. According to market research firm Trend Force's announcement on October 14th, in recent years, 14 major 8-inch semiconductor companies worldwide have invested in adding production lines, and these investments are gradually translating into actual production growth.