* UMC ends all unpaid leave for staff, CFO says * Stock limit-up ahead of the announcement * Analysts say it is latest sign of a chip sector turnaround TAIPEI, March 23 - UMC, the...
United Microelectronics Corp, the world's second-largest contract chip maker, on Monday said its sales for October were NT$9.3 billion, up 17.58% year on year but down 2.49% month on month, sources reported. The firm predicted that its fourth quarter wafer shipment fall by up to 3%, while the prices of its products will...
United Microelectronics Corp, the world's second-largest contract chip maker, expects that its wafer shipments in the fourth quarter will decrease by up to 3% from the previous quarter, CEO Shih-Wei Sun said yesterday. Sun said that seasonal adjustments and weaker demand caused by appreciation of the...
TAIPEI, Nov 6 - Taiwan stocks rose 0.61 percent on Friday to a near two-week closing high, led by major technology exporters such as chipmaker UMC <2303.TW> after sharp gains on Wall Street raised optimism...
TAIPEI, Oct 29 - Taiwan stocks fell 1.55 percent on Thursday after Wall Street losses sparked renewed worries over the strength of the global economy, with UMC falling after it forecast weaker fourth-quarter shipments. The...
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corp, the world's second largest contract chipmaker, plans to buy a controlling stake in mainland wafer foundry He Jian Technology (Suzhou) Co, according to a UMC executive. The announcement came after the local government in Taiwan said it was considering...
TAIPEI, Sept 9 - Taiwan stocks opened 0.41 percent higher on Wednesday, extending gains from a more than one-year closing high, with UMC rising after the contract chip maker booked its best monthly sales in...
* UMC rises before monthly sales report on Tuesday * Compal continues advance after upbeat forecast * Chinatrust up on news it outbids rivals for AIG Taiwan unit (Updates indexes and quotes) TAIPEI, Sept 7...
Taiwan-based United Microelectronics Corp, the world's second largest contract chip maker, said on Monday its board has approved a plan to set up a new business unit named UMC New Business Investment Corp.UMC will hold 100% equity interest in the new business unit by injecting NT$1.5 billion at...
* Mediatek, UMC up after stronger July sales * Some financial shares down on poor July earnings * TSMC falls after investors price in solid July sales (Updates indexes, quotes) TAIPEI, Aug 11 - Taiwan...