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Capacity utilization expected to bounce back in Q3
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SAN FRANCISCO—Semiconductor industry fab capacity utilization is expected to rise sharply in the third and fourth quarters, reaching levels not seen since the third quarter of 2008, according to a forecast by market research firm IC Insights Inc.

Industry-wide capacity utilization rebounded to 78 percent in the second quarter after sinking to a low point of 57 percent in the second quarter, IC Insights (Scottsdale, Ariz.) said. Utilization is projected to increase to 88 percent in the third quarter—essentially the same level as a year earlier, prior to the economic collapse, the firm said.

In the fourth quarter, utilization is expected to rise again to 89 percent, IC Insights said.

The average global capacity utilization rate for 2009 is expected to drop to 77.4 percent, according to IC Insights. Utilization for the year is expected to be above the all-time low rate of 71.2 percent achieved in 2001, the firm said.


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The capacity utilization data was recently released by IC Insights as part of a mid-year update to its McClean Report. The report is available through IC Insights' website as as part of a new half year subscription service priced at $1,890.



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