Central News Agency (CNA, reporter Chang Chien-chung, Hsinchu, June 30) With rising demand for AI servers, general-purpose servers, and edge AI peripherals, coupled with production cuts by some manufacturers, TrendForce reports that the supply-demand structure for foundry mature processes has changed, and the trend of price increases is expected to continue until 2027. TrendForce observed that in recent years, major foundries have gradually reduced production capacity for 8-inch and 12-inch mature processes, shifting to advanced processes or advanced packaging. Second and third-tier manufacturers are also redirecting limited capacity towards power management chips, discrete components, silicon interposers, or optical communication components, while scaling back on low-margin products like image sensors and display driver ICs. TrendForce stated that due to the high reliance of power management chips and discrete components on the 8-inch platform, and with production cuts or capacity shifts by companies like TSMC and Samsung, the supply of 8-inch mature processes has become tight, with capacity utilization expected to reach 90% in the second half of 2026. 8-inch foundry prices were successively raised in the first half of this year. TrendForce indicated that the average increase was about 5% to 15%, and manufacturers are planning further price hikes from the second half of 2026 to 2027. Regarding 12-inch mature processes, TrendForce noted that the growth in demand for AI power management chips and silicon interposers, combined with TSMC's consolidation and reduction of mature process capacity, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.'s disposal of its Tongluo fab, and rising raw material prices, has led to price increases of 5% to 10% for some tighter supply processes in the second and third quarters of 2026. Manufacturers also intend to implement comprehensive price increases in 2027. (Editor: Lin Shu-yuan) 1150630 Stand with facts, and your every contribution is