UMC (company)

United Microelectronics Corporation
聯華電子
Public (TWSE: 2303, NYSE: UMC)
Industry Semiconductor Foundry
Founded 1980 (1980)
Headquarters Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Key people
 Stan Hung, Chairman
Dr. Shih-Wei Sun, CEO
Revenue Increase$4.1 billion (2013)[1]
Number of employees
 12,068
Website www.umc.com
The Singapore factory and offices of the United Microelectronics Corporation.

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

FabNodeLocationWafer diameterWafers per month
Fab 6A450 nmHsinchu, Taiwan150 mm50,000
Fab 8AB250 nmHsinchu, Taiwan200 mm70,000
Fab 8C350–110 nmHsinchu, Taiwan200 mm29,000
Fab 8D90 nmHsinchu, Taiwan200 mm32,000
Fab 8E180 nmHsinchu, Taiwan200 mm35,000
Fab 8F150 nmHsinchu, Taiwan200 mm32,000
Fab 8S350–250 nmHsinchu, Taiwan200 mm25,000
Fab 8N350–110 nmSuzhou, China200 mm50,000
Fab 12A14 & 28 nmTainan, Taiwan300 mm75,000
Fab 12i130–40 nmSingapore300 mm50,000
Fab 12X55–28 nmXiamen, China300 mm50,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UMC Profile". UMC. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "UMC Overview". UMC. Archived from the original on 2005-03-19. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Pure-Play Semiconductor Foundry Market Set for 12 Percent Growth in 2012". iSuppli. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  4. ↑ "NINTENDO FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST TAIWAN FOR PIRACY OF VIDEO GAME COPYRIGHTS - Free Online Library". Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "At the Deadline". GamePro. No. 67. IDG. April 1994. p. 178.
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