United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) missed its second quarter 2025 gross margin target, reporting 28.7% instead of the projected 30%, as a stronger New Taiwan dollar eroded profitability...
With TSMC commanding the lion's share of foundry orders for data center AI accelerators, second-tier players like UMC, GlobalFoundries (GF), and SMIC are urgently repositioning to...
As China accelerates domestic semiconductor self-sufficiency and backs foundries like SMIC, Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) faces rising pressure in the mature-node...
The tariff war has temporarily paused, but the biggest challenge currently facing the semiconductor and technology industries is the sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NT$)...
UMC, a leading foundry, held its shareholders' meeting on May 28, 2025. Chief financial officer Chi-Tung Liu pointed out that due to significant impacts from tariffs and exchange rate...
