Mature & specialty foundry (Taiwan)

United Microelectronics (UMC)

A Taiwanese mature/specialty-node foundry (28/22/40/55nm). FY2025 revenue about $7.6B (+5%). Fabricates communications, display and automotive chips for fabless customers such as Qualcomm, MediaTek, Broadcom and TI, and co-develops a 12nm process with Intel. Depends on ASML, Applied Materials, Lam and KLA for equipment.

UMC Updated Jun 21, 2026 1 AI consumers

Money in ▸팹리스 고객 (퀄컴·미디어텍·TI 등)●Revenue ~$7.6BBroadcom◐
United Microelectronics (UMC)FY2025 revenue about $7.6B
▸ Money outGlobalWafers●ASML◐KLA◐Applied Materials◐Lam Research◐웨이퍼·소재 (비공개)○

Financials & Segments

  • Total revenue · FY2025 revenue about $7.6B (+5%)
  • Customer concentration · Mature/specialty nodes. Customers Qualcomm, MediaTek, Broadcom, TI, Realtek. 12nm co-development with Intel.
  • Segments · Foundry · Specialty

Revenue from

  • 팹리스 고객 (퀄컴·미디어텍·TI 등) High confidence· Revenue ~$7.6B · FY2025 · annual total revenue (approx)
    Supplies comms/display/automotive chips to fabless such as Qualcomm, MediaTek, TI, Realtek; won a Qualcomm packaging deal.
    Confirms EN SEC EDGAR Published Jan 28, 2026: "FY2025 revenue about $7.6B, shipments +12%."
    Confirms KO ZDNet Korea Published Jan 30, 2024: "UMC focuses on 22/28nm mature nodes and gains FinFET via its 12nm collaboration with Intel."
    Confirms EN SMBOM Accessed Jun 20, 2026: "UMC wins a Qualcomm packaging deal."
  • Broadcom Medium confidence
    Fabricates some of Broadcom’s communications/specialty chips on mature nodes.
    Confirms EN SMBOM Accessed Jun 20, 2026: "UMC’s key customers include Broadcom."
    Mentions EN AIChipLink Accessed Jun 20, 2026: "UMC provides mature-node foundry to fabless and IDMs."

Pays to

  • GlobalWafers High confidence
    Uses/buys 300mm silicon wafers from GlobalWafers.
    Confirms EN GlobalWafers Published Mar 1, 2025: "IR: silicon-wafer revenue and customers."
    Confirms EN Mordor Intelligence Published Jan 1, 2025: "Top-five 300mm oligopoly; GlobalWafers ~15%."
    Confirms KO THE ELEC Published Jun 1, 2024: "Supplies wafers to TSMC, UMC, Samsung."
  • ASML Medium confidence
    Buys lithography from ASML.
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Jan 28, 2026: "6-K: buys wafer-fab equipment from major toolmakers."
  • KLA Medium confidence
    Buys inspection/metrology tools from KLA.
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Jan 28, 2026: "6-K: buys wafer-fab equipment from major toolmakers."
  • Applied Materials Medium confidence
    Buys wafer-fab tools from Applied Materials.
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Jan 28, 2026: "6-K: buys wafer-fab equipment from major toolmakers."
  • Lam Research Medium confidence
    Buys etch/deposition tools from Lam Research.
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Jan 28, 2026: "6-K: buys wafer-fab equipment from major toolmakers."
  • 웨이퍼·소재 (비공개) Low confidence
    Buys silicon wafers and process materials (suppliers undisclosed).
    Mentions EN SEC EDGAR Published Jan 28, 2026: "6-K: wafer and materials supply chain."

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