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United Microelectronics Corporation reports recurring developments in semiconductor foundry operations, including monthly consolidated sales, quarterly operating results, wafer shipment trends, gross margin, and demand across communications, computer, consumer, industrial, and other chip end markets. Company updates also cover technology-node traction such as 22nm revenue contribution and capacity activity across 8-inch and 12-inch wafer portfolios.
UMC news also includes manufacturing partnerships tied to advanced photonics and compound semiconductor production. Through Wavetek Microelectronics, a wholly owned subsidiary, the company supports foundry production for technologies such as thin-film lithium niobate, gallium nitride, and gallium arsenide used in optical interconnects, RF, power electronics, and AI data-center applications.
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United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC) reported unaudited consolidated net sales for July 2026 of NT$23,844,045 thousand, up from NT$20,040,049 thousand in July 2025, a year-over-year increase of 18.98%.
For the period January–July 2026, UMC’s consolidated revenues totaled NT$153,614,609 thousand, compared with NT$136,656,663 thousand a year earlier, reflecting a 12.41% year-over-year increase. All figures are reported in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars and are consolidated.
United Microelectronics (NYSE: UMC) reported 2Q26 revenue of NT$68.73 billion (US$2.18 billion), up 12.6% QoQ and 17.0% YoY. Gross margin reached 32.5%, with operating income of NT$14.95 billion, up 32.6% QoQ. Net income attributable to shareholders was NT$42.26 billion, and EPS was NT$3.39 (US$0.537 per ADS).
Wafer shipments rose 10.6% QoQ to 1,129K 12-inch equivalents, lifting utilization to 85%, with Q3 utilization expected to exceed 90%. Revenue from 22/28nm technologies contributed 37% of wafer revenue, and 22nm alone represented 17.5% of sales. Cash and equivalents increased to NT$124.71 billion, free cash flow was NT$23.97 billion, and debt to equity was 50%.
The Board approved a phased capacity expansion, including additional cleanroom space at the Singapore P4 facility and a new fab in Tainan, Taiwan, leading UMC to raise its 2026 capex budget to US$2 billion. The company also highlighted first mass-production delivery of 12-inch photonic ICs and continued inclusion in the FTSE4Good TIP Taiwan ESG Index.
UMC (NYSE: UMC) and silicon photonics company SILITH Technology announced the first mass-production delivery of silicon photonics wafers with photonic ICs from UMC’s 12-inch fab in Singapore, moving SILITH’s 1.6T platform from development to high-volume manufacturing for AI and hyperscale data center optical interconnects.
The platform, based on SILITH’s proprietary architecture and UMC’s SOI process integration, reached production readiness in about 18 months and has been qualified by a leading cloud infrastructure customer for volume deployment. According to UMC, the partners are extending their roadmap to 400G/lane pure-silicon photonics and are also pursuing thin-film lithium niobate solutions, while UMC plans to offer its own 12-inch silicon photonics platform for customer product development in 2027.
United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC) reported unaudited consolidated net sales for June 2026.
Monthly revenue was NT$23,124,962 thousand, up 22.85% year over year. For Jan–June 2026, revenue reached NT$129,770,564 thousand, an 11.28% Y/Y increase versus 2025.
United Microelectronics (NYSE: UMC) reported unaudited consolidated net sales for May 2026 of NT$22,943,755 thousand, a 17.78% year-over-year increase. For January–May 2026, net sales were NT$106,645,602 thousand, up 9.05% compared with the same period in 2025.
UMC (NYSE: UMC) released its 14nm embedded high-voltage (eHV) FinFET platform for display driver ICs, with the process design kit now available for customer designs.
Validated at Fab 12A, it targets premium smartphone displays, cutting power by up to 40% and chip area by 35% versus 22nm, while supporting higher refresh rates and a broad voltage range.
United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC) reported unaudited consolidated net sales for April 2026 of NT$22,663,945 thousand, up 10.80% year‑over‑year. Year‑to‑date Jan.–Apr. 2026 sales were NT$83,701,847 thousand, a 6.88% increase versus the same period in 2025.
All figures are consolidated and in thousands of New Taiwan Dollars (NT$).
UMC (NYSE: UMC) filed its 2025 annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026. The report is available for download and shareholders may request a free hard copy.
For access, UMC provided a download link and an investor relations email for hard copy requests.