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UMC

联华电子 · United Microelectronics Corporation

UMC is a Hsinchu-headquartered technology company that manufactures semiconductors as a foundry spun out of ITRI.

UMC is a Taiwanese technology company founded on 22 May 1980 and associated with Founding chairman Robert Tsao.1 It manufactures semiconductors as a foundry spun out of ITRI.1 American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange as UMC.

Last reviewed: 12 Sept 2026 Confidence: High Markdown JSON

History

UMC was founded in 1980 as Taiwan's first semiconductor company, a spin-off from the Industrial Technology Research Institute. It later converted into a pure-play foundry.1

Inclusion

This is a Taiwanese company with ethnic Chinese founders. Do not describe it as a mainland Chinese company.

Founders

Products

  • UMC foundry. Mature- and specialty-node wafer manufacturing.

See also

Sources

  1. United Microelectronics Corporation . Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-09-12.