Semiconductor manufacturing biz GlobalFoundries expects weakening chip demand to bottom out in the first half of 2023, as it announced better than expected results for Q3 2022.
This is in contrast with some analyst predictions, which forecast that 2023 will be a year of decline for the semiconductor market as a whole, with any recovery starting sometime in 2024.that:"We are already seeing pullbacks in announced capital expenditure as semi companies try to throttle back output," adding:"This will slow the addition of new fab capacity as vendors try to align it to a recovery in the market in beginning in 2024 and accelerating in 2025.
For calendar Q3 2022, the company reported revenue of $2.1 billion, up 22 percent year-on-year. For Q4, it forecast revenue to be between $2.05 billion and $2.1 billion, which is effectively flat in terms of growth.