United Microelectronics shares pop more than 10% on report of potential GlobalFoundries deal

United Microelectronics shares pop more than 10% on report of potential GlobalFoundries deal

The combined entity would aim to secure American access to mature chips amid potential risks from China competition and tensions between China and Taiwan.

TSMC strengthens its domestic location, another Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer could merge with Globalfoundries. Investigations are ongoing against SMIC. (Semiconductor Manufacturing, Intel)

We are in a time where artificial intelligence is the sector where most of the industry is investing millions of dollars. It is not surprising if we take into account the great advances we have made and how much remains to be seen. At this stage those science fiction stories will be fulfilled and we will live in a society where there are AI-controlled humanoid robots and we can automate most tasks. Until that moment we need to see advances in ch…

UMC-GlobalFoundries merger unlikely: talks stall and chip market sours

Amid growing concerns over semiconductor supply chain resilience and geopolitical tensions, industry speculation has emerged about potential consolidation in the global foundry sector. Nikkei Asia recently reported that Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and US-based GlobalFoundries are considering a merger that would significantly expand their combined presence across Asia, the US, and Europe. Such a move would potentially stren…

GlobalFoundries Explores UMC Merger to Strengthen Mature Node Manufacturing

GlobalFoundries is considering acquiring United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) in a plan called "Project Ultron." The two companies want to work together to make older types of semiconductor nodes. Both companies have moved away from making the newest, most advanced chips. Instead, they focused on making older nodes (28 nm and larger) better and cheaper, keeping them from competing directly with giants like TSMC, Intel, and Samsung. This typ…

Expanding UMC and GlobalFoundries mull merger

Taiwanese foundry United Microelectronics Corp. and GlobalFoundries are considering a merger, according to Reuters, just as UMC has opened a US$5 billion wafer fab in Singapore. The city-state is also a GlobalFoundries location. The two foundries are similar in that they are not pursuing logic business at the leading-edge of performance, a business area dominated […] The post Expanding UMC and GlobalFoundries mull merger appeared first on eeNews…