
UMC warns peak season might be a flop despite Intel 12nm tie-up
Taiwanese foundry reckons 2025 growth nothing to write home about
Wafer baker UMC has warned that its third quarter might not deliver the usual seasonal sparkle, despite a slight bump in shipments.

Intel and UMC team up on older technology
Faster 12-nanometer semiconductors
Intel and UMC have announced a mega-deal to work together on making 12-nanometer semiconductors faster and more powerful.

Former UMC boss funding "civilian warriors" against China
Tsao donates $32.8 million to train 3 million civilian soldiers
Former Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics boss Robert Tsao outlined plans to fund military training for millions of “civilian warriors” in Taiwan to fight against any potential Chinese invasion.

Micron and UMC bury the hatchet
Smoking the peace pipe
US chipmaker Micron and Taiwanese peer UMC have withdrawn complaints against each other following a years long legal dispute over intellectual property (IP).

UMC pays $60 million to stop US spying case
Nothing to see here move on
Taiwan's second-largest contract chipmaker United Microelectronics has agreed to pay a $60 million fine to make an industrial espionage lawsuit with the US Department of Justice go away.

China ban a foul claims Micron
But it should not do too much harm
Micron played down the likely impact on its business of a temporary Chinese ban on some chip sales but said it was unfair and would appeal.

Micron temporarily banned in China
UMC patent war to blame
A Chinese court temporarily banned Micron in China as part of its patent war with Taiwanese rival United Microelectronics.

Wafer prices to soar next year
It’s the thin edge of the wedge
Prices of 12-inch silicon wafers may rise by as much as 20 percent in 2017.

UMC ready for 14nm in the second quarter
UMC is expected to move its 14nm FinFET process to volume production in the second quarter of 2017.

Analysts claim Taiwan foundries coining in cash
16nm doing well but 20nm slumps
Taiwan’s chip foundries are raking in more cash in the third quarter than ever before, according to a new report.