[UMC and ASE CoWoS Advanced packaging intermediate layer orders will double or increase prices] TSMC actively expands advanced packaging production capacity, and recently added 30% equipment orders to equipment factories, leading UMC, ASE and other manufacturers in the intermediate layer supply chain of CoWoS advanced packaging to double their subsequent orders simultaneously, and UMC and ASE may increase prices. Among them, UMC has raised the price for the intermediate layer orders of super hot run and launched the capacity doubling plan; Ase advanced package price is also brewing up.