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The report finds that shipment value of the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing industry reached US$15.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, up 3.2% sequentially and 24.4% 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 first quarter of 2021 as Taiwanese foundries’ production capacity has been full-loaded. The industry’s shipment value is forecast to reach US$15.7 billion in the first quarter of 2021, up 3.2% sequentially and 24.3% year-on-year.