MagnaChip SemiconductorPackaging constraints, lower customer volumes, unfavorable product mix, and pricing pressure on legacy products drive sequential revenue decline.
Magnachip Semiconductor guided third-quarter revenue to a range of $41.5 million to $45.5 million and reiterated its goal for new-generation products to contribute at least 10% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2026. CFO Shin Young Park attributed the sequential revenue decline to packaging constraints in the supply chain, lower customer volumes in certain custom applications, and an unfavorable product mix from continued pricing pressure on legacy products. The company also expects a planned electrical substation upgrade to lower fab utilization in the third quarter, creating a one-quarter lag effect that will cause fourth-quarter gross margin to decline slightly from the third quarter. Second-quarter revenue came in at $44.7 million, within the guidance range of $44.5 million to $48.5 million, while gross margin improved to 19.3%, exceeding the high end of the 17% to 19% guidance. CEO Chae Lee highlighted a new strategic partnership with Navitas Semiconductor to license its GeneSiC technology for high-voltage silicon carbide applications, with plans to qualify and manufacture those products in Magnachip's fab in Korea.
MagnaChip SemiconductorPackaging constraints, lower customer volumes, unfavorable product mix, and pricing pressure on legacy products drive sequential revenue decline.
Navitas Semiconductor CorpNew strategic partnership with Magnachip to license GeneSiC technology for high-voltage silicon carbide applications.