• United Microelectronics Corporation

• United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is engaged in the business of manufacturing or fabrication of ICs for applications in major sectors of semiconductor industry.

  Founded in 1980 and listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1985, the company is best known for dedicated semiconductor foundry business maintaining a customer base across industries, including communication, consumer electronics, computer, memory and others.

  UMC employs approximately 12,000 people worldwide including operation sites in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the United States.

• Performance

  The company's stock price closed at NT$15.45 on the TSE on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.

  The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$12,204 million for December 2014, representing a 5.8% increase on month and 23.2% increase on year.

  For the third quarter of 2014, the company totaled NT$35,214 million in consolidated revenues, down 1.8% sequentially and up 5.4% on year.
  Brief

  Full name: United Microelectronics Corporation

  Chinese name: 聯華電子股份有限公司

  Short name: UMC

  Arconym: UMC

  Stock code: 2303

  Tax ID: 47217677

  Market: TSE

  Established: 22 May 1980

  Paid in capital: NT$127.06 billion

  Listed on TSE: 16 Jul 1985

  Public since: 30 May 1981

  Website: www.umc.com
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• On display
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    300mm wafer from UMC with 11 copper layers

    SemiTech Taipei 2006: UMC showcases a 300mm wafer with 11 copper layers, manufactured on a 65nm process using triple-gate...

    Photo: Vyacheslav Sobolev, DigiTimes, May 4.
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    SEMICON Taiwan: Hermes Liu, UMC.

    SEMICON Taiwan: Hermes Liu from UMC delivering his presentation "Microloop brings foundry and fabless closer on 65nm yield...

    Photo: Vyacheslav Sobolev, DigiTimes, Sep 13.
• Latest stock

  UMC [2303] historical stock price (NT$)
  Date	Volume (k)	Transactions	Value	Open	High	Low	Close	Change		Ask	Bid
  28-Jan	88,326	12,392	1,363,191,827	15.40	15.65	15.30	15.65	+0.20	+1.29%	15.70	15.65
  27-Jan	58,731	8,208	905,942,929	15.60	15.60	15.30	15.45	-0.05	-0.32%	15.45	15.40
  26-Jan	56,123	11,193	869,376,105	15.50	15.70	15.40	15.50	-0.10	-0.64%	15.55	15.50
  23-Jan	95,654	13,130	1,493,309,074	15.65	15.70	15.50	15.60	+0.15	+0.97%	15.60	15.55
  22-Jan	85,751	13,611	1,324,933,859	15.30	15.55	15.25	15.45	+0.30	+1.98%	15.50	15.45
  21-Jan	47,841	8,594	726,940,145	15.30	15.35	15.05	15.15	-0.05	-0.33%	15.20	15.15
  20-Jan	45,477	9,112	691,528,968	15.25	15.30	15.15	15.20	+0.15	+1.00%	15.20	15.15
  19-Jan	79,718			14.95	15.15	14.90	15.05	+0.35	+2.38%

  • Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes

  Latest sales

  UMC: Consolidated revenues, Dec 2013 - Dec 2014 (NT$m)
  Month	Sales	M/M	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  Dec-14	12,204	5.8%	23.2%	140,012	13.1%
  Nov-14	11,535	(14.5%)	11.5%	127,808	12.2%
  Oct-14	13,496	10.1%	28.9%	116,272	12.3%
  Sep-14	12,256	7.4%	13%	102,777	10.4%
  Aug-14	11,415	(1.1%)	3.8%	90,520	10.1%
  Jul-14	11,542	(7%)	(0.1%)	79,105	11%
  Jun-14	12,411	4%	15.3%	67,563	13.2%
  May-14	11,930	3.5%	9.8%	55,152	12.7%
  Apr-14	11,529	2.1%	12.1%	43,222	13.6%
  Mar-14	11,289	9.2%	17.6%	31,694	14.1%
  Feb-14	10,342	2.8%	18.5%	20,404	12.2%
  Jan-14	10,063	1.6%	6.5%	10,063	6.5%
  Dec-13	9,905	(4.3%)	13.7%	123,812	7%

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015

  UMC: Consolidated revenues, 3Q13 - 3Q14 (NT$m)
  Quarter	Sales	Q/Q	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  3Q-14	35,214	(1.8%)	5.4%	102,777	10.4%
  2Q-14	35,869	13.2%	12.4%	67,563	13.2%
  1Q-14	31,694	3.2%	14.1%	31,694	14.1%
  4Q-13	30,719	(8.1%)	6.5%	123,812	7%
  3Q-13	33,407	4.7%	10.7%	93,093	7.2%

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015

  Latest balance sheet and income statement

  UMC: Consolidated balance sheet, 3Q13 - 3Q14 (NT$k)
  Item	3Q-2014	2Q-2014	1Q-2014	4Q-2013	3Q-2013
  Current assets	91,802,273	98,373,859	96,753,702	88,796,224	88,902,767
  Intangible assets	4,472,090	4,648,904	4,555,177	4,739,647	4,808,838
  Non-current assets	209,020,198	205,424,572	204,873,717	207,106,605	210,846,168
  Assets	300,822,471	303,798,431	301,627,419	295,902,829	299,748,935
  Current liabilities	45,443,867	49,679,451	49,235,637	48,203,970	52,268,518
  Non-current liabilities	38,986,137	39,006,239	34,616,471	35,257,683	36,083,571
  Liabilities	84,430,004	88,685,690	83,852,108	83,461,653	88,352,089
  Stockholders' equity	216,392,467	215,112,741	217,775,311	212,441,176	211,396,846

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015

  UMC: Consolidated income statement, 3Q13 - 3Q14 (NT$k)
  Item	3Q-2014		2Q-2014		1Q-2014		4Q-2013		3Q-2013
  	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales
  Gross sales	34,266,646		35,041,306		30,746,719		29,645,507		32,482,133
  Operating revenue	35,213,850	102.8%	35,869,351	102.4%	31,693,585	103.1%	30,718,744	103.6%	33,406,772	102.8%
  Gross profit (loss) from operations	7,558,516	22.1%	8,206,810	23.4%	5,901,378	19.2%	5,557,258	18.7%	7,336,900	22.6%
  Operating expenses	5,269,538	15.4%	5,279,938	15.1%	5,016,196	16.3%	5,316,961	17.9%	4,894,439	15.1%
  Operating income (loss)	1,686,497	4.9%	2,916,757	8.3%	940,639	3.1%	193,880	0.7%	2,394,778	7.4%
  Non-operating expenses and losses	1,305,829	3.8%	937,306	2.7%	350,944	1.1%	888,627	3%	1,561,640	4.8%
  Income from continuing operations before income tax	2,992,326	8.7%	3,854,063	11%	1,291,583	4.2%	1,082,507	3.7%	3,956,418	12.2%
  Net income (loss)	2,579,339	7.5%	3,325,726	9.5%	1,110,807	3.6%	587,532	2%	3,365,561	10.4%
  Diluted earnings per share (NT$)	0.2		0.3		0.1		0.1		0.3

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, January 2015

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