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Tuesday 30 January 2024
Second-tier foundry partnerships the only way to narrow gap with TSMC
Dethroning TSMC in the wafer foundry industry seems quite impossible in the foreseeable future. However, its competitors could form partnerships, such as the recent alliance between...
Monday 29 January 2024
Research Insight: UMC's alliance with Intel starts new chapter in foundry competition
Intel and UMC's announcement to work together in developing 12nm processes has been lauded as a creative move. DIGITIMES Research believes that because of the complementary nature...
Friday 26 January 2024
Intel and UMC's alliance may reshuffle foundry market rankings
The announcement of collaboration between Intel and Taiwan's second-largest foundry...
Friday 26 January 2024
Intel-UMC to boost Intel market share via advanced foundry services for UMC customer base
Intel announced a collaboration on developing the 12nm process platform to address high-growth markets such as mobile, communication infrastructure, and networking. The collaboration...
Friday 26 January 2024
Intel, UMC form foundry partnership
Intel and United Microelectronics (UMC) have announced a collaboration on the development of a 12-nanometer semiconductor process platform for high-growth markets such as mobile,...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Faraday to acquire Aragio Solutions
Faraday Technology, a Taiwan-based provider of fabless ASIC services and silicon IP, has announced plans to acquire silicon IP company Aragio Solutions through its subsidiary Sheng...
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Chinese foundry makers cut service prices to lure Taiwanese IC design customers
Although the inventory correction of the semiconductor industry has finally come to an end in the first half of 2024, Chinese foundry manufacturers Semiconductor Manufacturing International...
Monday 8 January 2024
UMC posts 20% revenue fall in 2023
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced revenue of NT$222.53 billion (US$7.18 billion) for 2023, a 20.15% decrease from the previous year but still the second...
Friday 5 January 2024
Market cap performance of TSMC, Intel, UMC, and ASE show GenAI influence
Generative AI was behind Nvidia's 240% surge in market cap in 2023, and the effect also trickled down to foundry manufacturers and packaging & testing service providers in the...
Thursday 7 December 2023
UMC posts decreased November revenue
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenue decreased 2.1% sequentially and 16.7% on year to NT$18.79 billion (US$596.4 million) in November 2023.
Tuesday 14 November 2023
IC design houses expect lower foundry prices in 1Q24
Pure-play foundries such as United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) may lower their quotations...
Friday 3 November 2023
Government accepts donation of 12-inch wafer fab equipment to bolster Taiwan's chip-driven innovation
In a significant development for the 10-year Taiwan Chip-Driven Industrial Innovation Program (TCIIP), certain businesses have expressed their willingness to donate 12-inch wafer...
Wednesday 1 November 2023
UMC launches 3D IC project in collaboration with partners
United Microelectronics (UMC) has launched a wafer-to-wafer (W2W) 3D IC project with partners including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Cadence, Faraday Technology, and Winbond...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Chinese foundry gearing up for automotive IC boom
Nexchip Semiconductor, a Chinese mature-node IC foundry, has stepped up its deployment in the automotive IC sector with the opening of a new fab in Hefei specializing in manufacturing...
Thursday 26 October 2023
UMC expects 5% wafer shipment drop in 4Q23
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) anticipates a 5% sequential decline in wafer shipments in the fourth quarter of 2023, with capacity utilization falling to 60–63%...