PSMC’s foundry price increases tighten the 2027 supply-planning window

PSMC reports higher foundry pricing, constrained mature-node capacity and long-term agreements covering most 2027 MOSFET and IGBT output.

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  • PSMC plans 10–20% increases for 8-inch and 12-inch logic foundry services in 2027. (S1)
  • Long-term agreements cover 80% of PSMC’s 2027 MOSFET and IGBT capacity. (S1)
  • PSMC has begun shipping 55nm BCD products, while its GaN products await final customer validation. (S1)

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Reported by TrendForce on . Summarized and analyzed by XAIPART Editorial.

What happened

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation reported third-quarter revenue of NT$21.3 billion, up 23% sequentially and 80% annually, while net profit increased 98% and 338%, respectively, to NT$6.5 billion.S1 Gross margin rose 20 percentage points to 48% as memory prices increased and foundry capacity remained tight.S1

President Martin Chu expects fourth-quarter revenue to increase by double digits sequentially as average selling prices rise.S1 PSMC prices foundry services when wafers enter production, and completed memory wafers in the third quarter carried prices more than 30% below those entering production during the same period.S1 Higher-priced wafers are expected to contribute more in the fourth quarter.S1

PSMC plans 10–20% price increases for 8-inch and 12-inch logic foundry services in 2027 while negotiating long-term agreements to secure pricing and volume.S1 Input ASPs for those logic services rose 8–10% in the third quarter.S1 Long-term agreements already cover 80% of PSMC’s 2027 MOSFET and IGBT capacity, and the company has begun shipping 55nm BCD products.S1 Its GaN products remain in small-volume wafer production pending final customer validation.S1

MetricReported valueSource
Gross margin48%S1
Planned 2027 logic price increases10–20%S1
2027 MOSFET and IGBT capacity covered by LTAs80%S1

Background timeline

  1. - TrendForce reported PSMC’s third-quarter results and planned 2027 foundry price increases.S1
  2. - PSMC expects the Micron 1p DRAM PDK by the end of 2026, while the Post Wafer Finish pilot line is also expected to be completed by then.S1
  3. - Equipment for PSMC’s Micron 1p DRAM collaboration is expected to arrive in 1Q27.S1
  4. - Trial production for the 1p DRAM collaboration is targeted for 2Q27, and hybrid-bonding mass production is targeted for 1H27.S1
  5. - Mass production for PSMC’s Micron Post Wafer Finish project is planned for 4Q27.S1

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Technical impact

Buyers should separate temporary wafer-entry pricing from the lower prices recorded for completed wafers, because production mix can delay the financial effect of a quote change.XAIPART analysis

For new 55nm BCD, 24nm SLC NAND and GaN programs, qualification status and available capacity should be checked before switching suppliers.XAIPART analysis

Market impact

Long-term agreements covering most 2027 MOSFET and IGBT capacity suggest that uncommitted supply may be harder to obtain, especially where PSMC has already raised logic prices.XAIPART analysis

The market impact is likely strongest for mature-node PMICs and specialty memory, although the source does not disclose lead-time ranges or the capacity available to new customers.XAIPART analysis

Action

Design teams should obtain dated quotations for 2027 allocations and confirm whether proposed terms include volume commitments, price protection or a fixed delivery window.XAIPART analysis

Procurement teams should identify second sources for 55nm BCD, 24nm SLC NAND and MOSFET or IGBT assemblies, but should not assume that another foundry can absorb the same forecast without a capacity review.XAIPART analysis

XAIPART Forecast

XAIPART expects that by , PSMC quotations for constrained 8-inch or 12-inch mature-node foundry services will reflect increases of at least 10% against reported third-quarter input ASPs; this forecast is wrong if publicly available PSMC pricing shows an increase below 10%.XAIPART analysis

Facts are as reported by the cited source. The design-in, sourcing and forward-looking statements above are XAIPART’s analysis, not the source’s claims. The report relies on a single source, and PSMC did not disclose customer-specific lead times, available allocation or the final terms of its 2027 price changes.

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  1. PSMC Q3 gross margin hits 48 percent as it eyes 10 to 20 percent mature-node foundry hikes for 2027 — https://www.trendforce.com/news/2026/10/22/news-psmc-q3-gross-margin-surges-to-48-on-rising-memory-prices-eyes-10-20-mature-node-foundry-hikes-in-2027/ · rss · accessed

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