About UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation)
Taiwanese contract chipmaker spun off from ITRI in 1980 and based in Hsinchu Science Park, focused on mature and specialty nodes at 28 nm and above. In January 2024 it announced a 12 nm FinFET collaboration with Intel; UMC said in 2026 that process validation is running at Intel's Arizona fab, with customer PDKs expected late 2026 and production in 2027.
UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) was founded in 1980 and is based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It is listed under Custom Silicon. Its shares trade as 2303.TW on TWSE.
Compute Technologies
- Custom Silicon
What UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) works on
Custom Silicon
Custom silicon means a company designs its own chips for its own products or data centers instead of buying standard parts. The chip is made by a foundry such as TSMC, but the design belongs to the customer.
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