United Microelectronics
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) primarily operates in the semiconductor foundry industry. The company provides a variety of products, including complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic wafers, mixed signal wafers, radio frequency (RF) CMOS wafers, embedded memory products, high voltage integrated circuits (ICs), and CMOS image sensors.
UMC is a global leader in semiconductor foundry services, offering advanced technology and manufacturing solutions for applications across all major sectors of the IC industry. The company’s comprehensive foundry solutions enable chip designers to utilize cutting-edge processes, such as 28nm poly-SiON and gate-last High-K/Metal Gate technology, mixed signal/RFCMOS, and a broad array of specialty technologies. These capabilities support specialized applications in areas like IoT, wearables, sensing, MEMS, automotive, PMIC, and CIS.
UMC logic and Mixed-Mode/ RF offerings
Logic/ Mixed-Mode/ RF technologies are the most commonly used foundry solutions for a vast number of applications, such as DTV, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ISP, RF transceiver etc. UMC has built a wide range of technologies across different generations for data processing, mixed mode and RF ICs that also serve as a strong foundation for establishing specialty technology platforms.
From a foundry perspective, logic/ Mixed-Mode/ RF technologies account for more than 50% of the foundry addressable market. UMC has developed state-of-the-art low power and RF technologies on both 300mm and 200mm manufacturing technologies to meet the needs of data processing, connectivity, communications, scanning and sensing applications in the AIoT era.
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With mobile and wireless communications entering the 5G era, the expansion of bandwidth, reduction in latency, enhancement of connectivity features, and the capacity to connect a vast number of electronic devices will bring significant changes to our lives. The ongoing evolution of wireless connectivity technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LPWAN will also drive increased semiconductor demand across various applications, including smartphones, mobile computing, and smart manufacturing.
As a leading global semiconductor foundry, UMC offers a comprehensive range of technologies, including logic, RF, eHV, BCD, and eNVM. This allows customers to choose the optimal foundry process solutions and related devices for their mobile and wireless communication ICs, addressing the needs of future communication products. Additionally, UMC provides process technologies that enhance the energy efficiency of devices, helping to reduce carbon emissions in end-use applications within the value chain of its customers.
