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To: hdl who wrote (5786)3/23/2001 3:49:02 PM
From: Stoctrash  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6531
 
hdl..it's a sick PIG...not a dog <GG>
btw..this is fact not fiction TSM utilization down to 50%!!!! NG for da PIG.
\\\\\\\thanks to John on the CUBE thread:
Taiwan Semi(a C-Cube foundry) to see 50% utilization rates in Q2. They were running at 110% last summer.............
eet.com

TSMC makes deeper cuts to capital spending plan
By Mike Clendenin
EE Times
(03/20/01, 5:44 a.m. EST)

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Falling in line with several Japanese chip makers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is slicing an additional $307 million from its capital expenditures because of lower than expected demand for ICs. The 12 percent cut brings the foundry's 2001 capital investment down to about $2.1 billion.