• 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$15.5 on the TSE on Friday, September 22, 2017.

  The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$13,045 million for August 2017, representing a 2% increase on month and 0.9% increase on year.

  For the second quarter of 2017, the company totaled NT$37,538 million in consolidated revenues, up 0.3% sequentially and up 1.5% 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$127.58 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
  25-Sep	42,802	6,136	655,664,550	15.55	15.65	15.15	15.20	-0.30	-1.94%	15.20	15.25
  22-Sep	38,645	7,670	602,898,469	15.85	15.90	15.40	15.50	-0.35	-2.21%	15.45	15.50
  21-Sep	44,093	7,621	694,184,885	15.65	15.90	15.60	15.85	+0.20	+1.28%	15.80	15.85
  20-Sep	37,896	6,983	595,023,550	16.00	16.00	15.55	15.65	-0.35	-2.19%	15.60	15.65
  19-Sep	59,301	8,614	948,209,485	16.05	16.20	15.85	16.00	+0.10	+0.63%	15.95	16.00
  18-Sep	49,077	6,600	778,597,544	15.65	16.00	15.60	15.90	+0.35	+2.25%	15.85	15.90

  • Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes

  Latest sales

  UMC: Consolidated revenues, Aug 2016 - Aug 2017 (NT$m)
  Month	Sales	M/M	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  Aug-17	13,045	2%	0.9%	100,789	4.1%
  Jul-17	12,788	(2.4%)	2.3%	87,744	4.6%
  Jun-17	13,099	4.7%	(3.2%)	74,956	5%
  May-17	12,512	4.9%	(1.5%)	61,856	6.9%
  Apr-17	11,926	(6.5%)	10.8%	49,344	9.2%
  Mar-17	12,751	6.1%	(1.3%)	37,418	8.8%
  Feb-17	12,015	(5%)	26.8%	24,667	14.8%
  Jan-17	12,652	0.8%	5.4%	12,652	5.4%
  Dec-16	12,558	(2.8%)	17.7%	147,870	2.1%
  Nov-16	12,915	0.6%	16.2%	135,312	0.9%
  Oct-16	12,833	0.8%	6.4%	122,397	(0.5%)
  Sep-16	12,735	(1.5%)	22.2%	109,564	(1.3%)
  Aug-16	12,933	3.5%	6.1%	96,829	(3.7%)

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2017

  UMC: Consolidated revenues, 2Q16 - 2Q17 (NT$m)
  Quarter	Sales	Q/Q	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  2Q-17	37,538	0.3%	1.5%	74,956	5%
  1Q-17	37,418	(2.3%)	8.8%	37,418	8.8%
  4Q-16	38,306	0.4%	13.2%	147,870	2.1%
  3Q-16	38,164	3.2%	8.1%	109,564	(1.3%)
  2Q-16	36,997	7.5%	(2.7%)	71,401	(5.6%)

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2017

  Latest balance sheet and income statement

  UMC: Consolidated balance sheet, 2Q16 - 2Q17 (NT$k)
  Item	2Q-2017	1Q-2017	4Q-2016	3Q-2016	2Q-2016
  Current assets	120,077,682	111,536,815	110,469,594	106,969,723	103,602,676
  Intangible assets	3,824,297	3,689,888	4,088,303	4,245,239	4,235,988
  Non-current assets	265,739,634	267,842,352	276,185,588	267,989,568	264,074,197
  Assets	385,817,316	379,379,167	386,655,182	374,959,291	367,676,873
  Current liabilities	87,696,342	66,870,546	71,978,462	83,441,704	80,050,006
  Non-current liabilities	84,925,073	95,827,438	95,935,096	72,518,705	68,100,364
  Liabilities	172,621,415	162,697,984	167,913,558	155,960,409	148,150,370
  Stockholders' equity	213,195,901	216,681,183	218,741,624	218,998,882	219,526,503

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2017

  UMC: Consolidated income statement, 2Q16 - 2Q17 (NT$k)
  Item	2Q-2017		1Q-2017		4Q-2016		3Q-2016		2Q-2016
  	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales
  Gross sales	36,068,772		35,988,095		37,022,353		36,969,145		35,878,490
  Operating revenue	37,537,881	104.1%	37,417,950	104%	38,305,939	103.5%	38,163,589	103.2%	36,996,517	103.1%
  Gross profit (loss) from operations	6,739,390	18.7%	7,428,450	20.6%	8,759,058	23.7%	8,301,437	22.5%	8,284,942	23.1%
  Operating expenses	5,330,399	14.8%	6,211,629	17.3%	6,627,004	17.9%	6,372,669	17.2%	5,858,511	16.3%
  Operating income (loss)	1,667,565	4.6%	1,370,823	3.8%	2,276,135	6.1%	1,484,984	4%	2,448,905	6.8%
  Non-operating expenses and losses	448,787	1.2%	-303,378	-0.8%	-1,209,643	-3.3%	465,658	1.3%	-649,490	-1.8%
  Income from continuing operations before income tax	2,116,352	5.9%	1,067,445	3%	1,066,492	2.9%	1,950,642	5.3%	1,799,415	5%
  Net income (loss)	1,477,631	4.1%	1,497,025	4.2%	448,844	1.2%	1,756,199	4.8%	1,578,852	4.4%
  Diluted earnings per share (NT$)	0.2		0.2		0.2		0.2		0.2

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2017

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