TSMC’s Q2 sales were 88% up on Q1 at around $2bn, with June being TSMC’s best month for sales for the last eight months.
June sales of $781m may have been the best for eight months but they were still 9.6% down in June 2008. However June sales were 5% up on the May sales figure.
TSMC said it was planning diversification into the solar business and seeking to increase its business in power management ICs.
At UMC, which said earlier this week it was booked out on 65nm capacity, June was its highest sales month for the past 11 months.
UMC’s June sales of $250m were 9.6% up on May sales. UMC’s Q2 sales of $670m sales were 10% down on Q208 but double those of Q1.
Both companies are due to report full Q2 results later on this month.