Company:UMC
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| Type | Public (TWSE: 2303, NYSE: UMC) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Semiconductor Foundry |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Hsinchu Science Park Hsinchu, Taiwan |
Key people | Stan Hung, Chairman Dr. Shih-Wei Sun, CEO |
| Revenue |  $4.1 billion (2013)[1] |
Number of employees | 12,068 |
| Website | www |
United Microelectronics Corporation (Chinese: 聯華電子; pinyin: Liánhuá Diànzǐ), commonly known as UMC, is a Taiwanese company which is based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was founded as Taiwan's first semiconductor company in 1980 as a spin-off of the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI).[2]
UMC is best known for its merchant foundry business, manufacturing integrated circuits wafers for fabless semiconductor companies. In this role, UMC is ranked behind competitors TSMC and GlobalFoundries.[3] It has three 300 mm fabs, one in Taiwan and one in Singapore and one in China.[2]
UMC is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol of UMC, and on the Taiwan Stock Exchange as 2303. UMC has 10 manufacturing facilities worldwide, employing 10,500 people.
History
UMC was the first foundry to produce chips on 300 mm wafers, ship wafers using copper materials, to sell 65 nm ICs to customers, and to produce chips using 28 nm process technology.[2] It was the first Taiwanese company to offer foundry services and the first semiconductor company to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1985.
The company was also known for producing semiconductor chips which were used in counterfeit Nintendo Entertainment System game cartridges.[4] Nintendo of America filed a federal lawsuit against UMC for copyright infringement of the games. The case was settled, with both companies expressing satisfaction with the settlement.[5]
Fab list
| Fab | Node | Location | Wafer diameter | Wafers per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fab 6A | 450 nm | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 150 mm | 50,000 |
| Fab 8AB | 250 nm | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 200 mm | 70,000 |
| Fab 8C | 350–110 nm | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 200 mm | 29,000 |
| Fab 8D | 90 nm | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 200 mm | 32,000 |
| Fab 8E | 180 nm | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 200 mm | 35,000 |
| Fab 8F | 150 nm | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 200 mm | 32,000 |
| Fab 8S | 350–250 nm | Hsinchu, Taiwan | 200 mm | 25,000 |
| Fab 8N | 350–110 nm | Suzhou, China | 200 mm | 50,000 |
| Fab 12A | 14 & 28 nm | Tainan, Taiwan | 300 mm | 75,000 |
| Fab 12i | 130–40 nm | Singapore | 300 mm | 50,000 |
| Fab 12X | 55–28 nm | Xiamen, China | 300 mm | 50,000 |
See also
- List of Semiconductor Fabrication Plants
References
- ↑ "UMC Profile". UMC. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20090912022134/http://www.umc.com.tw/English/about/o.asp. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "UMC Overview". UMC. Archived from the original on 2005-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20050319213811/http://www.umc.com.tw/English/about/o_1.asp. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
- ↑ "Pure-Play Semiconductor Foundry Market Set for 12 Percent Growth in 2012". iSuppli. 2012-04-11. http://www.isuppli.com/Semiconductor-Value-Chain/News/Pages/Pure-Play-Semiconductor-Foundry-Market-Set-for-12-Percent-Growth-in-2012.aspx. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ↑ "NINTENDO FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST TAIWAN FOR PIRACY OF VIDEO GAME COPYRIGHTS - Free Online Library". http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NINTENDO+FILES+COMPLAINT+AGAINST+TAIWAN+FOR+PIRACY+OF+VIDEO+GAME...-a011933221. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ "At the Deadline". GamePro (IDG) (67): 178. April 1994.
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