China’s chip expansion has prompted Samsung to cut prices and seize the market, which may be unavoidable for TSMC

8近日,台媒报道称,中国台湾数家芯片代工厂,如联能、力机电等全球龙头企业纷纷降价竞争市场。只要客户愿意下单,就可以谈价,降价最高可达20%,说明中国扩大芯片生产给他们带来了压力。
中国芯片产能扩张促使三星降价抢占市场,台积电或将不可避免
据说三星率先降价。为了抢占市场,三星将其14nm和28nm工艺的价格下调了10%。三星之所以这么做,是因为在先进制程方面一直无法与台积电抗衡。为了抢占市场,它不得不降低成熟工艺的价格。
三星是全球第二大芯片代工企业,其主动降价引发了连锁反应。台湾、中国联合动力、力机电等很快感受到压力,纷纷选择跟进。不过,台湾媒体的报道指出,这些位于中国台湾的芯片代工厂,中国大陆降价力度更大,高达20%,超过三星。
在联电、立机电传出降价抢市场的消息后,全球最大的芯片代工厂台积电并没有跟进。台积电似乎有意依靠其先进的技术来盈利,而成熟的技术则是通过3D WOW等封装服务来提升芯片,以差异化的竞争优势确保市场份额。
这些芯片代工企业降价抢占市场的原因,也可能是中国大陆芯片代工企业产能扩张的影响。近两年中国芯片扩张势头猛烈,不断抢占成熟制程市场。与此同时,中国的芯片设计产业也在快速发展。考虑到芯片制造的安全性,这些芯片企业更青睐中国大陆的芯片制造企业,让三星和台湾这两家中国芯片代工企业倍感压力。
中国芯片扩产促使三星降价抢占市场,台积电或将不可避免
2019年以来,中国在芯片设计和芯片制造方面发力的同时,美国激发了中国芯片的潜力。我国芯片设计产业在存储芯片、模拟芯片、CPU芯片等方面打破多项空白,取得突破。然而,这些芯片公司却极力向中国大陆的芯片代工企业下订单。例如,最近火爆的龙芯3A6000就是由中国大陆的芯片代工工厂生产的,采用12纳米工艺。
中国在芯片制造领域的扩张非常迅速。短短三年时间,中国大陆芯片产能突破10亿颗,芯片产能从全球前五跃升至第三。目前,这家中国最大的芯片制造企业还在推进四家工厂的建设,进一步扩大芯片产能。
中国大陆芯片产业取得长足发展,海外芯片需求稳中有降。2022年中国进口芯片数量减少970亿颗;2022年下半年以来,全球芯片产业再次进入下行阶段,导致中国大陆以外的芯片企业减少芯片订单。AMD、NVIDIA、高通等均传出减单消息,导致三星、台湾等中国芯片代工企业面临产能过剩。
Now Samsung has taken the lead in price reduction, and Liandian and Li Electromechanical have followed up. The price war for chip OEM has officially started. Although TSMC has not yet made a statement to follow up, it is also difficult to avoid it. In 2022, the capacity utilization rate of TSMC has declined in Q4. In order to reduce the electricity cost, TSMC has shut down at least four EUV lithography machines, the production utilization rate of 7nm process has dropped to 50%, the production utilization rate of 5nm process has dropped to 80%, and the capacity utilization rate of mature process is also declining. In the face of many competitors’ price reduction and market grabbing, TSMC may not have much choice but to follow up the price reduction.
中国芯片扩张促使三星降价抢占市场,这对台积电来说可能是不可避免的。
芯片代工价格的下降对中国大陆芯片制造企业的影响可能有限。中国是全球最大的芯片采购国。在如今的环境下,中国企业普遍优先考虑国产芯片,国产芯片自然会优先考虑国产芯片代工企业。https://forum.stoneitech.com/
Moreover, the cost of chip manufacturing in Chinese Mainland is lower than that of Samsung and Taiwan, China’s chip foundries, which is an advantage of Made in China. Even if Samsung and Taiwan, China’s chip foundries cut prices, they cannot be lower than those of Chinese Mainland’s chip foundries. And Chinese related institutions have recently expressed their support for Chinese Mainland’s chip manufacturers to continue expanding their production capacity, which is more favorable for Chinese chip manufacturing.

By hmimcu