• 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$11.6 on the TSE on Monday, September 26, 2016.

  The company has reported consolidated revenues of NT$12,933 million for August 2016, representing a 3.5% increase on month and 6.1% increase on year.

  For the second quarter of 2016, the company totaled NT$36,997 million in consolidated revenues, up 7.5% sequentially and down 2.7% 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
  27-Sep	13,559			11.70	11.75	11.55	11.60	-0.15	-1.28%
  26-Sep	13,589	3,691	157,940,055	11.70	11.75	11.55	11.60	-0.15	-1.28%	11.60	11.65
  23-Sep	17,801	5,333	208,257,403	11.75	11.75	11.65	11.75	+0.00	+0.00%	11.70	11.75
  22-Sep	26,284	8,108	308,410,273	11.85	11.85	11.65	11.75	-0.05	-0.42%	11.70	11.75
  21-Sep	38,044	6,768	445,825,874	11.60	11.80	11.55	11.80	+0.25	+2.16%	11.75	11.80
  20-Sep	23,351	2,926	269,661,773	11.55	11.60	11.50	11.55	+0.00	+0.00%	11.50	11.55
  19-Sep	38,459	4,099	444,457,888	11.45	11.70	11.45	11.55	+0.15	+1.32%	11.55	11.60

  • Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes

  Latest sales

  UMC: Consolidated revenues, Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 (NT$m)
  Month	Sales	M/M	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  Aug-16	12,933	3.5%	6.1%	96,829	(3.7%)
  Jul-16	12,495	(7.6%)	(1.6%)	83,896	(5.1%)
  Jun-16	13,527	6.5%	12.2%	71,401	(5.6%)
  May-16	12,705	18%	(1.8%)	57,874	(9%)
  Apr-16	10,764	(16.7%)	(17.3%)	45,168	(10.9%)
  Mar-16	12,919	36.3%	1.6%	34,404	(8.6%)
  Feb-16	9,478	(21.1%)	(21.4%)	21,485	(13.9%)
  Jan-16	12,007	12.5%	(6.8%)	12,007	(6.8%)
  Dec-15	10,673	(4%)	(12.6%)	144,830	3.4%
  Nov-15	11,117	(7.8%)	(3.6%)	134,157	5%
  Oct-15	12,059	15.7%	(10.7%)	123,040	5.8%
  Sep-15	10,425	(14.5%)	(14.9%)	110,981	8%
  Aug-15	12,191	(4%)	6.8%	100,556	11.1%

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2016

  UMC: Consolidated revenues, 2Q15 - 2Q16 (NT$m)
  Quarter	Sales	Q/Q	Y/Y	YTD	Y/Y
  2Q-16	36,997	7.5%	(2.7%)	71,401	(5.6%)
  1Q-16	34,404	1.6%	(8.6%)	34,404	(8.6%)
  4Q-15	33,849	(4.2%)	(9.1%)	144,830	3.4%
  3Q-15	35,320	(7.1%)	0.3%	110,981	8%
  2Q-15	38,012	1%	6%	75,661	12%

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2016

  Latest balance sheet and income statement

  UMC: Consolidated balance sheet, 2Q15 - 2Q16 (NT$k)
  Item	2Q-2016	1Q-2016	4Q-2015	3Q-2015	2Q-2015
  Current assets	103,602,676	101,918,830	94,816,521	95,032,421	109,220,849
  Intangible assets	4,235,988	4,241,689	4,504,088	4,549,283	4,448,984
  Non-current assets	264,074,197	243,011,868	242,550,289	234,179,670	222,034,769
  Assets	367,676,873	344,930,698	337,366,810	329,212,091	331,255,618
  Current liabilities	80,050,006	41,630,846	48,245,518	44,470,097	43,485,455
  Non-current liabilities	68,100,364	74,855,515	60,303,889	60,743,852	63,387,676
  Liabilities	148,150,370	116,486,361	108,549,407	105,213,949	106,873,131
  Stockholders' equity	219,526,503	228,444,337	228,817,403	223,998,142	224,382,487

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2016

  UMC: Consolidated income statement, 2Q15 - 2Q16 (NT$k)
  Item	2Q-2016		1Q-2016		4Q-2015		3Q-2015		2Q-2015
  	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales	NT$k	% of sales
  Gross sales	35,878,490		32,946,931		32,811,676		34,395,252		36,727,393
  Operating revenue	36,996,517	103.1%	34,404,079	104.4%	33,849,382	103.2%	35,319,841	102.7%	38,011,554	103.5%
  Gross profit (loss) from operations	8,284,942	23.1%	5,033,993	15.3%	6,979,333	21.3%	6,910,603	20.1%	8,723,482	23.8%
  Operating expenses	5,858,511	16.3%	5,064,545	15.4%	5,065,485	15.4%	5,126,083	14.9%	4,863,745	13.2%
  Operating income (loss)	2,448,905	6.8%	-16,448	0%	1,879,792	5.7%	980,762	2.9%	3,876,431	10.6%
  Non-operating expenses and losses	-649,490	-1.8%	46,537	0.1%	906,656	2.8%	410,429	1.2%	1,303,965	3.6%
  Income from continuing operations before income tax	1,799,415	5%	30,089	0.1%	2,786,448	8.5%	1,391,191	4%	5,180,396	14.1%
  Net income (loss)	1,578,852	4.4%	79,180	0.2%	3,071,094	9.4%	1,307,045	3.8%	4,545,040	12.4%
  Diluted earnings per share (NT$)	0.2		0		0.2		0.1		0.4

  *Figures are consolidated
  Source: TSE, compiled by Digitimes, September 2016

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