UMC is working with customers to pay for a NT$100bn (US$3.5bn) expansion at its 300mm fab 12A P6 in Taiwan
www.eenewseurope.com, May. 03, 2021 –
United Microelectronics is asking customers to fund the $3.5bn expansion of its 300mm tab in Taiwan in what it calls an 'innovative win-win collaboration model..
This follows similar moves by Global Foundries and NXP with 'uncancellable contracts' to guarantee supply in a tight chip market.
The expansion of Fab 12A Phase 6 in Taiwan's Tainan Science Park sees several of its leading global customers pay upfront for their long-term chip supply at P6 using pre-determined pricing for 28nm production down to 14nm in 2023.