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| And with our leading technology portfolio, scale, and global footprints we are confident to accelerate as the industry exits the current cycle |
| After a strong third quarter, Amkor delivered a solid fourth-quarter performance with revenue of $1.75 billion and EPS of $0.48, both at or above the high-end of guidance |
| And looking at Q1, very good flow-through, less than 40% on the down revenue which does demonstrate disciplined cost management |
| Advancing our technology leadership, expanding our broad geographic footprint, and strengthening engagements with lead customers in growth market |
| We expect an above-average growth rate because we also see that the Android market will continue to recover in the course of this year |
| Our technology leadership in advanced packaging enabled us to gain market share in premium tier smartphones and grow in 2.5D technology for AI products and in ADAS and power solutions for automotive |
| Our continued investments in a global manufacturing footprint offers our customers a secure and reliable semiconductor manufacturing supply chain |
| And our engagements in the secular growth markets strengthened by longstanding partnerships with lead customers in key markets like AI, high-performance, computing, and automotive |
| No, we have a fairly strong product pipeline and project pipeline for 2.5D, diversifying our customer base, but also our service portfolio going into the year |
| This record was achieved despite overall smartphone units declining for the second year in a row |
| Market share gains within the iOS ecosystem drove this increase by utilizing our advanced SiP technology |
| Amkor holds a leading position throughout premium tier smartphones built on our technology expertise and our proven track record as a trusted partner for co-developing innovative solutions and delivering operational excellence |
| We expect that our overall position in the market is strong, we have a very strong product pipeline and deep engagements with lead customers |
| So to quantify that and to give a full-year outlook, I mean, in general, we are confident with our product portfolio, with our customer engagements that we should, let's say, grow with or above the market |
| After a strong third quarter, Amkor delivered solid fourth-quarter performance with revenue of $1.75 billion, above the high-end of guidance |
| Our culture of operational excellence coupled with the broadest geographic footprint of all OSATs positions us well to support the world's leading semiconductor companies |
| We are excited to see the technology advancements in the industry and believe the secular growth drivers are intact |
| Our financial strength allows us to continue to invest in our future growth, both in technology development to support leading-edge advanced packaging solutions, as well as our manufacturing footprint |
| We achieved a record free cash flow of $534 million reflecting efficient operations |
| Our financial performance showed great resilience in 2023 |
| Amkor's broad geographic footprint is a key differentiator and positions us uniquely to support our customers and to benefit from this shift in global supply chains |
| While a down year, this is an outperformance compared to the semiconductor industry |
| Second-half accelerated growth is supported by additional 2.5D capacity coming online mid-year, a meaningful ramp of a new consumer wearable program, and further rebalancing of inventories within Android, automotive, memory, and PCs |
| Although revenue declined sequentially, gross margin for the fourth quarter improved 40 basis points to 15.9%, as a result of continued disciplined cost management |
| For 2024, we expect a modest low-single-digit increase in the phone units with further improvement in the Android supply chain during the year |
| We continue to see growth in high-power silicon carbide solutions for electrical vehicles, utilizing our unique package capability in our Japan factory |
| So overall, we are very confident with the second half of this year ramp for communications |
| Revenue on our communication markets increased 4% for full year 2023, setting a new annual record |
| We don't guide for the second quarter, for example, but the second half of the year we clearly see significant opportunities for further ramp-up |
| Amkor has continued to elevate its leadership position by executing on its three strategic pillars |
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| With the continued industry cycle and Q1 being the seasonally lowest quarter, profitability will be constrained given underutilization |
| Fourth quarter revenue of $1.75 billion was down 4% sequentially |
| Secondly, we observed continued weakness in the automotive and industrial end-market due to inventory corrections, specifically for microcontrollers and ADAS applications |
| Revenue in our automotive and industrial business declined 4% for full year 2023 |
| Revenue of $6.5 billion was down 8% year-on-year |
| Revenue from the computing end-market decreased 11% year-on-year |
| This was slightly softer than historical seasonality and was driven by customer inventory control, particularly within the automotive and industrial, and computing end markets |
| If we take iOS and Android, I mean, both ecosystem -- revenue from both ecosystems is down |
| Multiple headwinds including reduced consumer spending, excess inventory, and product changeovers in the IoT wearable market and drove the decline |
| The consumer end-market declined 38% for the full year |
| Moving on to our first-quarter outlook, we expect Q1 revenue of around $1.35 billion, representing a year-on-year decline of 8% |
| First, after a record 2023, we expect a more than seasonal decline in our iOS-related business |
| We see still significant uncertainties |
| Geopolitical dynamics continue to impact the semiconductor supply chain |
| We were under pressure with increasing material content and that's what caused that flow through to be different |
| This represents a year-on-year decline of 8% |
| First of all, related to the second-half communication business, there were identifiable -- let's say, reasons for higher than seasonal correction in the first quarter |
| I was curious just between the second quarter, I think one, gets the communications coming off below seasonal if you expect correction to extend in the second quarter or that starts to pick up |
| It's a dynamic environment, but there is a consensus that demand and supply will be out of balance for a longer period of time |
| So nothing extraordinary from our perspective |
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