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United Microelectronics Corp.

UMC is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$9.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.9B
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Dow Jones Description

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.

Chief Executive Officer
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

  • Analysts: Cross-Strait Semiconductor Acquisitions to Come

    11/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bank of America Downgrades United Microelectronics UMC to Underperform

    11/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

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

    11/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Taiwan analog startup emerges

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

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

    10/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • UBS Downgrades United Microelectronics UMC to Neutral

    10/07/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Semiconductor Industry Remains Unsettled

    10/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • ISuppli: Grace, Hua Hong NEC to merge

    10/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Upgrades United Microelectronics UMC to Buy; Sales May Grow 18-21% QoQ in Q3

    9/29/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • United Microelectronics August Sales Up 10.98% - Update

    9/08/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • United Microelectronics Corp. UMC reports 2nd Quarter ending June 2009 above estimates

    7/31/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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

    7/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Shih-Wei Sun Chief Executive Officer
Ching-Chang Wen President, Business Group
Frank Wen President & Business Group
Fu Tai Liou President, Business Group
Chitung Liu CFO
Liu Chitung CFO
Patrick Lin Chief SOC Architect
Peter J. Courture Chief Strategic Officer
Henry Liu Senior Vice President
Stan Hung Senior Vice President
Chia Pin Lee Vice President
Lee Chung Vice President, Marketing
Nick Nee Vice President
Po Wen Yen Vice President
Shan-Chieh Chien Vice President, Central R & D Division
Tai Sheng Feng Vice President
Tsung-His Ko Vice President
Wen Yang Chen Vice President
Hongyuan Liu Senior Deputy General Manager
Alex Hinnawi Director, Corp Communications
Bowen Huang Coordinator, Investor Relations
John Hsuan
Robert Tsao
Ta-Hsing Wang Supervisor
Ting-Yu Lin Supervisor
Tzyy-Jang Tseng Supervisor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Peter Chang Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Chun-Yen Chang Board of Directors
Chung-Laung Liu Board of Directors
Fu-Tai Liou Board of Directors
Hong-Jen Wu 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.

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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 President, Business Group Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation President & Business Group Current
Winbond Electronics Corporation Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation President, Business Group Current
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United Microelectronics Corporation CFO Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Coordinator, Investor Relations Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation CFO Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Chief SOC Architect Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Vice President Current
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United Microelectronics Corporation Vice President, Marketing Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Vice President Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Vice President, Central R & D Division Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Vice President Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Deputy General Manager Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Deputy General Manager Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Senior Deputy General Manager Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Vice Chairman & Managing Director Current
Hospice of San Angelo Medical Director Current
Silecs Member of The Board of Directors Current
USC, LLC Former
Hewlett-Packard Company Former
United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Former
The University of Texas at Austin master's degree in Electrical Engineering Former
The University of Texas at Austin BS In Biology Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Director, Corp Communications Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Director, Corp Communications Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Coordinator, Investor Relations Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation Current
National Chiao Tung University degree in Electronics Engineering Former

Robert Tsao has served as Managing Director of Applied Sciences Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Home Diagnostics, since 1990. Mr. Tsao has extensive experience in the manufacturing industry and is recognized by the American Production Inventory Control Society, the world's largest management association in the manufacturing domain, as a Certified Production Inventory Manager. Mr. Tsao holds a BSIE degree from Chung Yuan College, an MSIE degree from National Ching Hwa University, and an EMBA degree from National Taiwan University.

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Home Diagnostics, Inc. Managing Director, Applied Sciences Corporation Current
United Microelectronics Corporation Chairman Former
National Chiao Tung University master's degree in Management Science Former
National Taiwan University bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Former
National Taiwan University Degree Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Supervisor Current

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United Microelectronics Corporation President, Business Group Former
State University of New York at Stony Brook doctorate degree in Material Science and Engineering Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current
United Microelectronics Corporation President Former

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United Microelectronics Corporation Board of Directors Current