TSMC, Foxconn hit in biggest Taiwan tech slump in 10 years

Industry's sales fall 20% in June on weak global demand for electronic devices

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Demand for Apple and other electronic devices has cooled following the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Hideaki Ryugen)

YU NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's IT industry is facing its biggest slump on record, with the combined sales of 19 major companies down about 20% on the year in June, as the post-pandemic drop in demand for smartphones and computers hits component makers hard.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s June sales fell 11.1% to 156.4 billion New Taiwan dollars ($5 billion), the fourth consecutive month of decline.

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