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Materials shortage (from 25) BoraCEM Engineering enters
the semiconductor marketplace
demand for consumer electronic products
such as TVs, smartphones, and PCs has SEOUL, Korea — BoraCEM Engineering,
continued to weaken, resulting in high in- an international designer and supplier
ventory held by terminal brands. of reliability test equipment and wa-
ter electrolysis hydrogen generator
Product mix adjustment and MEA Electrolysis has expanded its
According to TrendForce investigations, off erings into the semiconductor mar-
foundries will still rely on product mix ad- ketplace
justment and the reallocation of resources
to products still in short supply to maintain New Products
capacity utilization rates at close to 95% Under the direction of company president
of full load. Peter Song and director Sunny Chon, Bo-
raCEM is now off ering an extensive line of
From 2H22 to 2023, high infl ationary pres- dummy wafers, aluminum and nylon wafer
sure may continue to depress global con- packaging supplies, dummy leadframes,
sumer demand. However, from the supply carrier tape, plastic reels and other critical
side, the process of wafer foundry expan- packaging accessories.
sion is aff ected by factors such as equip- Packaging Materials Solutions Provider
ment delivery delays and plant construc- wafer, LF (etched/premold), ceramic parts, packaging accessories
tion delays.
These delays will cause the annual growth
rate of global wafer foundry capacity to
shrink to 8% in 2023.
“Our highly experienced worker and man-
TrendForce believes a prolonged expansion agement team brings a wide depth of
process has eliminated some concerns re- skills, learned at such industry heavy-
garding oversupply in 2023 brought about weights as Amkor, LG, Samsung and SK
by the current market conditions catego- hynix to our manufacturing roster,” said
rized by weak consumer demand. director Chon.
Some shortages will continue The company off ers a wide range of inter-
Nevertheless, a shortage of some under- national offi ces and reps throughout the
supplied materials may continue. At this world in such locations as China, Europe,
time, it is necessary to rely on the diver- India, Malaysia, Singapore, The Philip-
sifi ed planning of the wafer foundry for pines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
each terminal application and each product
process to balance uneven distribution of Established in August 2003, Director Chon
mismatched material resources. says it will continue to add representative
trendforce.com contact points as needed for maximum
customer convenience.
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