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Company evaluates 6-nm partnerships to offset China pressure in older chips
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s second-largest contract chipmaker, United Microelectronics Corp., (UMC) is assessing the feasibility of venturing into cutting-edge chip production, a segment dominated by TSMC, Samsung and Intel, Nikkei Asia has learned.
UMC is exploring future growth drivers, four people said, including potentially 6-nanometer chip production, which is suitable for making advanced connectivity chips for Wi-Fi, radio frequency and Bluetooth, AI accelerators for various applications and core processors for TVs and cars.
Maybe UMC can emerge as a critical 49% owner for Intel Foundry with US based PE firms and Intel products as a consolidated 51% owner. TD can be directed through UMC’s experienced engineers while the fabs use Intel’s US and EU based capacity.
Maybe UMC can emerge as a critical 49% owner for Intel Foundry with US based PE firms and Intel products as a consolidated 51% owner. TD can be directed through UMC’s experienced engineers while the fabs use Intel’s US and EU based capacity.
Maybe UMC can emerge as a critical 49% owner for Intel Foundry with US based PE firms and Intel products as a consolidated 51% owner. TD can be directed through UMC’s experienced engineers while the fabs use Intel’s US and EU based capacity.
Very true. Having outside eyes looking in is valuable as well. UMC has VERY satisfied and loyal customers. Intel Foundry could learn from that. I'm surprised we have not heard more about Tower Semi doing the same thing and how about Globalfoundries stuck at 14nm they got from Samsung? Intel needs to fill fabs, absolutely.
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