中芯国际在投资者关系活动记录表中称，公司的产线实际上非常满，三季度产能利用率都到95.8%了，这说明订单很多，产线是供不应求的状态。四季度指引没有大的跃升的原因之一是手机市场现在存储器特别紧缺，价格也涨得非常厉害。
客户担心，就算其他芯片都备齐了，万一存储器不够，整机也组装不起来。而且存储器价格高，其他芯片的成本也需要控制。大家都在为这个事谈判和观望。当前客户倾向于多备存储器以配套成整机，但对来年一季度因供应不确定性普遍谨慎，导致近期积极、远期观望的局面。
最后在急单方面，中芯国际承接了大量模拟、存储包括 NOR/NAND Flash、MCU 等急单，为保障交付，主动将部分非紧急手机订单延后，这也使得手机业务占比短期有所下降。整体来看，存储的影响是双向的。对当前是提拉订单，对来年是看不清。据我们的观察，存储供应短缺或过剩5%就有可能给价格带来成倍的影响。目前行业供应存在缺口，预计高价位态势将持续。
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