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Taiwan's semiconductor production value hits a new high of 9.76 trillion this year, and memory has increased by more than 2.6 times year-on-year, the most crazy
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Taiwan's semiconductor production value hits a new high of 9.76 trillion this year, and memory has increased by more than 2.6 times year-on-year, the most crazy

The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association announced the latest statistics. The output value of Taiwan's IC industry is estimated to reach 9.7615 billion yuan in 2026, an annual increase of 49.7%.

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  • The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association and the Institute of Obstetrics and Technology of the Industrial Research Institute estimate that the output value of Taiwan's IC industry will reach 9.7615 billion yuan in 2026, an annual increase of 49.7%.
  • Among them, the memory and other manufacturing industries performed the strongest, with an annual growth rate of 265.8%, and the overall industry grew significantly.

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Forecast statistics of Taiwan's IC industry output value in 2026 conducted by the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association and the Institute of Obstetrics and Technology of the Industrial Research Institute.

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The Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA) announced the latest statistics today (13th). The Industrial Research Institute of International Technology estimates that the output value of Taiwan's IC industry will reach NT$9,761.5 billion in 2026, an annual increase of 49.7%, approaching the NT$10 trillion mark for the first time. Among them, the output value of memory and other manufacturing industries is expected to reach 795.9 billion yuan, with an annual growth rate of 265.8%, becoming the field with the strongest growth this year.

Judging from the performance in the third quarter, according to statistics from the International Institute of Obstetrics and Commerce of the Industrial Research Institute, Taiwan's overall IC industry output value reached NT$2.662 billion in the third quarter of 2026, an increase of 19.3% from the second quarter and a significant increase of 59.4% from the same period last year. Among them, the output value of the IC design industry reached 536.8 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 17.6% and an annual increase of 53.8%; the output value of the IC manufacturing industry reached 1.8656 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 20.3% and an annual increase of 64.1%.

Further dismantling the IC manufacturing industry, the output value of wafer foundry in the third quarter reached 1.6165 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 17.1% and an annual increase of 49.6%; the output value of memory and other manufacturing industries reached 249.1 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 46.3% and an annual increase of 340.1%. The output value of the IC packaging industry in the third quarter was 178.5 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 17% and an annual increase of 42.6%; the output value of the IC testing industry reached 81.1 billion yuan, a quarterly increase of 14.1% and an annual increase of 39.1%.

Looking forward to the whole year, the International Institute of Obstetrics and Commerce of the Industrial Research Institute estimates that the output value of Taiwan's IC design industry will reach 1.9479 billion yuan in 2026, an annual increase of 36.7%; the output value of the IC manufacturing industry will reach 6.8208 billion yuan. The annual growth rate is 55.5%, of which the output value of wafer foundry is estimated to reach 624.9 billion yuan, an annual increase of 44.5%, and the output value of memory and other manufacturing industries is expected to reach 795.9 billion yuan, an annual increase of 265.8%. In addition, the annual output value of the IC packaging industry and IC testing industry is also estimated to reach 681.1 billion yuan and 311.7 billion yuan respectively, with annual increases of 41.2% and 36.4%.

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  • What are the specific driving factors for the growth of the memory industry?
  • The impact of changes in global market demand on this forecast.

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