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Tuesday 30 June 2026

AI hands foundries pricing power: TSMC leads, but the boom spreads industry-wide

AI demand in 2026 is no longer confined to GPUs, but is broadening into ASICs, networking, PMICs, and a wide range of peripheral ICs,...

Tuesday 2 June 2026

Unimicron's new chair refocuses resources on AI substrate bottleneck

Unimicron Technology has completed a full board re-election, with newly appointed chairman SC Chien formally taking charge as the IC substrate supplier prepares for a new phase of...

Thursday 28 May 2026

UMC readies price hikes, kicks off 2027 customer talks

UMC held its shareholders' meeting on May 27, with CEO Jason Wang saying that as AI applications expand rapidly, long-term semiconductor demand still has room for growth. In addition...

Tuesday 19 May 2026

Commentary: TSMC Arizona profit tops SMIC and UMC combined, fueled by three key drivers

TSMC's Arizona fab has turned profitable, surprising the market and supply chain after years of warnings from founder Morris Chang and others that overseas fabs could lose money. Supply-chain...

Friday 15 May 2026

UMC rolls out 14nm FinFET platform for OLED driver ICs

United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) has released a 14nm embedded high-voltage (eHV) FinFET technology platform for display driver ICs, marking a new step in the foundry's process roadmap...

Thursday 30 April 2026

UMC stresses disciplined price hike, Intel deal, and memory foundry rumors draw attention

United Microelectronics (UMC) held its earnings call, where market focus centered on its recent price increases, progress in silicon photonics (SiPh) and advanced packaging, and speculation...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

UMC profit doubles, touts Intel-backed US manufacturing option

United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) reported first-quarter 2026 net profit of NT$16.17 billion (approximately $490 million), up 61% quarter on quarter and more than double the year-ago...

Monday 20 April 2026

As 2D NAND fades, UMC faces steep hurdles to enter a shrinking market

The global retreat from 2D NAND flash production is no longer a possibility but an emerging certainty. As major memory makers exit the segment,...

Friday 17 April 2026

UMC signals 2026 wafer price adjustment amid tightening demand and capacity pressure

United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) is expected to raise wafer foundry prices in the second half of 2026, as demand for logic and memory-related applications remains resilient and...

Wednesday 8 April 2026

Commentary: China's AI chip dilemma revisits a familiar semiconductor fork in the road

The global AI race is no longer just about who builds the fastest chip. Increasingly, it is about who writes the rules.

Monday 16 March 2026

HyperLight, UMC, and Wavetek form foundry partnership for high-volume TFLN chiplet production

HyperLight Corporation, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), and Wavetek Microelectronics Corporation, a wholly owned UMC subsidiary, have announced a strategic manufacturing...

Friday 13 March 2026

Exclusive: Inside GlobalFoundries CEO's stealth Taiwan blitz: wafer deals, not a UMC takeover

Tim Breen, who became GlobalFoundries' CEO in 2025, reportedly led a senior delegation to Taiwan this week for a five-day visit. The group held intensive meetings with supply chain...

Thursday 12 March 2026

UMC, HyperLight to mass-produce TFLN photonics chiplets for AI data centers

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has partnered with startup HyperLight to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) chiplets, aiming to improve data transmission speeds...

Thursday 5 March 2026

UMC honorary vice chairman warns US-Iran war unlikely to end quickly, urges tech sector to build Taiwan value

With military conflicts escalating in the Middle East, United Microelectronics (UMC) honorary vice chairman John Hsuan warned that global supply chains will be disrupted by war. He...

Wednesday 25 February 2026

UMC streamlines leadership: Jason Wang named CEO as co-president model concludes

Leading global semiconductor foundry, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), has announced on February 25, 2026, a significant restructuring of its executive leadership structu...

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