Aside from a few exceptions, the inventory situation looks normal. |
Increased demand for wireless communication products, PC chipsets and LCD drivers in the computer segment was the key driver for the growth. Higher shipments of leading-edge technologies were also a primary reason for the 2 percent sequential increase in blended ASP. As a result, our Q4 revenue grew 16.5 percent and gross profit increased 68.3 percent sequentially. |
UMC has only one problem today, and that is how to fill a 12-inch [chip plant]. |