public twse 2303 nyse umc industry semiconductor foundry founded 1980 ; 36 years ago 1980 headquarters hsinchu science park hsinchu taiwan key people stan hung chairman dr. shih wei sun ceo revenue 4.1 billion 2013 1 number of employees 12 068 website main corporate the singapore factory and offices of the united microelectronics corporation . united microelectronics corporation umc ; chinese ; pinyin li nhu di nz was founded as taiwan s first semiconductor company in 1980 as a spin off of the government sponsored industrial technology research institute itri . 2 contents 1 overview 2 history 3 fab list 4 see also 5 references 6 external links overview edit today umc is best known for its merchant foundry business manufacturing integrated circuits wafers for fabless semiconductor companies . in this role umc is ranked behind competitors tsmc and globalfoundries . 3 it has two 300 mm fabs one in taiwan and one in singapore . 2 umc is listed on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol of umc and on the taiwan stock exchange as 2303 . umc has 10 manufacturing facilities worldwide employing 10 500 people . history edit umc was the first foundry to produce chips on 300 mm wafers ship wafers using copper materials to sell 65 nm ic s to customers and to produce chips using 28 nm process technology . 2 it was the first taiwanese company to offer foundry services and the first semiconductor company to be listed on the taiwan stock exchange in 1985 . the company was also known for producing semiconductor chips which were used in counterfeit nintendo entertainment system game cartridges . 4 nintendo of america filed a federal lawsuit against umc for copyright infringement of the games . the case was settled with both companies expressing satisfaction with the settlement . 5 fab list edit fab node location wafer diameter wafers per month fab 6a 0.45 m hsinchu taiwan 150 mm 50 000 fab 8ab 0.25 m hsinchu taiwan 200 mm 70 000 fab 8c 0.35 0.11 m hsinchu taiwan 200 mm 29 000 fab 8d 90 nm hsinchu taiwan 200 mm 32 000 fab 8e 180 nm hsinchu taiwan 200 mm 35 000 fab 8f 150 nm hsinchu taiwan 200 mm 32 000 fab 8s 0.35 0.25 m hsinchu taiwan 200 mm 25 000 fab 8n 0.35 0.11 m suzhou china 200 mm 50 000 fab 12a 28 nm tainan taiwan 300 mm 55 000 fab 12i 55 nm singapore 300 mm 45 000 see also edit wikimedia commons has media related to united microelectronics corporation . list of semiconductor fabrication plants references edit umc profile . umc . retrieved 2010 06 29 . a b c umc overview . umc . retrieved 2010 06 29 . pure play semiconductor foundry market set for 12 percent growth in 2012 . isuppli . 2012 04 11 . retrieved 2012 06 02 . nintendo files complaint against taiwan for piracy of video game copyrights free online library . retrieved 18 february 2012 . at the deadline . gamepro 57 . idg . april 1994 . p. 178 . external links edit official website yahoo finance profile of umc reuters profile umc japan v t e s & p asia 50 companies aia group boc hong 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