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Market Cap:$8.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.9B
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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is a leading global semiconductor foundry that provides advanced technology and manufacturing services for applications spanning every major sector of the IC industry. UMC's customer-driven foundry solutions allow chip designers to leverage the strength of the company's leading-edge processes, which include production proven 65nm, 45/40nm, mixed signal/RFCMOS, and a wide range of specialty technologies. Production is supported through 10 wafer manufacturing facilities that include two advanced 300mm fabs; Fab 12A in Taiwan and Singapore-based Fab 12i are both in volume production for a variety of customer products. The company employs approximately 12,000 people worldwide and has offices in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the United States.

Board of Directors
Shih-Wei Sun
Number of Employees 12,458
Contact Information

3 Li-Hsin 2nd Road

Hsinchu Science Park

Hsinchu, 300

www.umc.com

886-3-578-2258

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • United Microelectronics December Sales Surges - Update

    1/08/10 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Woman files lawsuit against UMC and Valley Hospital

    12/24/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story

  • UMC Appoints Chief Operating Officer To Oversee All Chip Plants

    12/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Operations - View Story

  • UMC's November sales rise 52% year-on-year

    12/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UMC's October sales rise 17% year-on-year

    11/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • PREVIEW:Contract Chip Cos'3Q Likely Improved On Firm Demand

    10/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Taiwan analog startup emerges

    10/19/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • UMC Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results

    7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • PREVIEW:Firm Demand Likely Helped Asia Chip Foundries In 2Q

    7/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Chitung Liu Chief Financial Officer
Stan Hung Senior Vice President
Nick Nee Vice President
Bowen Huang Coordinator, Investor Relations
Henry Liu Senior Vice President & President, UMC USA
Peter J. Courture Senior Vice President, Strategy & General Counsel
Po Wen Yen Senior Vice President, Operations
Ta-Hsing Wang Supervisor
Ting-Yu Lin Supervisor
Tzyy-Jang Tseng Supervisor
Wen Yang Chen Senior Vice President, Operations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Shih-Wei Sun Board of Directors
Chun-Yen Chang Board of Directors
Chung-Laung Liu Board of Directors
Paul S.C. Hsu Board of Directors

Dr. Shih-Wei Sun is currently UMC's Chief Executive Officer. He was previously Chief Operating Officer, accountable for 12-inch operations and business. He joined UMC in 1995 and has been responsible for the operation of UMC Fabs 6A, 8AB, 8D, and 12A, along with Central R&D. Prior to joining UMC, Dr. Sun worked for Motorola in the Advanced Products Research and Development Laboratory (APRDL) for 10 years. He received his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University in 1985.

Organization Position Status
United Microelectronics Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current
United Microelectronics Corporation COO Former
United Microelectronics Corporation Executive Vice President, R & D Former
Northwestern University Ph.D. degree in Materials Science Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Coordinator, Investor Relations Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Vice President Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Vice President Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Coordinator, Investor Relations Current

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UMC USA President Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Vice President & President, UMC USA Current

Peter Courture is UMC's Senior Vice President, Strategy and General Counsel, with responsibility for alliances, joint ventures and Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs. Mr. Courture joined UMC in 1983 as legal counsel, served as General Counsel since 1993 and as Chief Strategic Officer since 2000. He was elected to the board in May 2001 and served until February 2004. Mr. Courture earned his bachelor's degree (Phi Beta Kappa) in Economics from Yale College in 1976 and a J.D. degree (Order of the Coif) from Stanford Law School in 1979. Prior to joining UMC, Mr. Courture was a partner in the Silicon Valley law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati representing semiconductor and other high technology companies. Mr. Courture also serves as a court appointed neutral for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, as a Judge Pro Tempore for the Santa Clara County Superior Court and as a teacher at Stanford Law School.

Organization Position Status
United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Vice President, Strategy & General Counsel Current

Po Wen Yen currently serves as UMC's senior vice president responsible for 12-inch operations. Mr. Yen joined UMC in 1986 and was responsible for the operation of fabs 8AB and 8C. He also served as the vice president for UMC-SG, UMC's 300mm operation in Singapore. In 2003, Mr. Yen received the National Manager Excellence Award from Chinese Professional Management Association. Mr. Yen earned his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University and his masters in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan University.

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United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Vice President, Operations Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Supervisor Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Supervisor Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Supervisor Current

Wen Yang Chen currently serves as UMC's senior vice president responsible for 8-inch (including 6-inch) operations. Prior to UMC, Mr. Chen worked for companies including Digital Equipment Corporation and Vishay. Mr. Chen joined UMC in 1980 responsible for the operation of UMC's 6A, 8AB, 8E, 8D and 8F fabs, specializing in development and integration of semiconductor processes and factory management. Mr Chen received Award of the Excellent Engineers from Chinese Institute of Engineers in 1994 and Manager Excellence Award in 2002. Mr. Chen received his bachelor's degree in Physics from National Central University and his master's in Electronics from National Chiao Tung University.

Organization Position Status
United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Vice President, Operations Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Deputy General Manager Former

Organization Position Status
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current
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UMC $3.40 -0.040 (-1.16% )
Volume 1,178,606
Shares Outstanding 2.5B
Market Cap 8.8B
Year High 3.87
Year Low 1.650
Earnings Per Share -0.281
P/E Ratio N/A
Dividend 0.000
Yield 0.00
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