2 in chip capacityStaff writer, with CNATaiwan is forecast to retain its position as having the second-largest semiconductor capacity in the world this year, with production capacity set to increase more than 4 percent from a year earlier, the global semiconductor trade association SEMI said on Thursday. SEMI’s latest World Fab Forecast report said global semiconductor capacity is expected to rise 6.4 percent this year and surpass 30 million wafers per month to a new high after rising 5.5 percent to 29.6 wafers per month last year. South Korea’s capacity is expected to rise 5.4 percent from a year earlier to 5.10 million wafers per month, giving it the third-largest capacity in the world, the report said. Japan is expected to boost its output by about 2 percent from a year earlier to 4.70 million units per month, taking the No. As for the memorychip segment, DRAM suppliers are expected to raise capacity by 2 percent to 3.8 million wafers per month and an additional 5 percent to 4 million units per month next year, it said.
