China's mature-node manufacturing capacity expansion and pricing pressure
This claim was identified as a key driving factor (high impact, negative direction) in the simulation analysis: "The Future of Global Semiconductor Supply Chain". It represents a significant factor that influences the predicted outcomes.
The numbers are unambiguous. Chinese mature-node (28nm and above) fab capacity expanded by approximately 40-50% between 2023-2025, adding 1.5-2M wafer starts per month. SMIC, Hua Hong, and other Chinese foundries collectively represent 25-30% of global mature-node capacity as of early 2026. This expansion correlates directly with pricing pressure: average selling prices for 28nm logic declined 25-30% year-over-year in 2024-2025. Analog and power management IC pricing shows similar 20-25% compression. The capacity utilization data is telling - Chinese fabs maintain 85-90% utilization rates while undercutting global pricing by 25-35%, indicating strategic pricing below cost recovery to gain market share. This creates a structural oversupply situation with measurable margin compression across the global mature-node segment, affecting established players like GlobalFoundries, UMC, and legacy IDMs.
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