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The report finds that shipment value of the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing industry reached US$15.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, up 3.0% sequentially and 28.8% year-on-year. The growth was attributed mainly to the bullish sales of foundries. It is anticipated the industry will continue the growth momentum into the second quarter of 2021 as Taiwanese foundries’ production capacity has been full-loaded and chip prices have kept rising since the first quarter. The industry’s shipment value is forecast to have reached US$15.9 billion in the second quarter of 2021, up 1.2% sequentially and 20.2% year-on-year.