[Demand for mature processes explodes Wafer foundries such as UMC and Power Semiconductor are planning to increase prices] "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily" reported on the 21st that AI has promoted a strong market for advanced semiconductor processes, and the demand for mature process chips such as peripheral power management ICs, microcontrollers, sensors and MOSFETs has simultaneously exploded. Coupled with the order spillover effect after TSMC gradually reduced some mature processes, the capacity utilization rate of wafer foundries such as UMC, Power Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and World Advanced Micro Devices has reached high levels, and supply exceeds demand. UMC has announced that it will launch price increases, and Power Semiconductor's quoted price will increase by 40%. UMC and Power Semiconductor both confirmed that the recent order reception situation has been improving. UMC bluntly stated that if the market supply and demand trend continues, the adjustment of wafer foundry prices next year will be more obvious than in the second half of this year. (Taiwan Economic Daily)