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United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) is moving into silicon photonics, positioning itself to address one of the defining bottlenecks in artificial-intelligence data centers: the speed at which chips can talk to one another. In doing so, the mature-node specialist is turning Singapore into a manufacturing base for a technology that uses light rather than electrical signals to move data across AI clus

United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) reported its strongest quarterly run in years as mature-process demand and factory utilization improved. June consolidated revenue reached NT$23.12 billion, up 0.8% from May and 22.85% year-on-year — a 44-month high. Second-quarter revenue climbed to NT$68.73 billion, up 12.61% sequentially and 16.98% year-on-year, the highest level in 15 quarters.

Rumors in Taiwan's capital markets that United Microelectronics Corp. may deepen cooperation with Intel from 12nm to Intel 3 are drawing skepticism from DIGITIMESanalyst Luke Lin. He said the main obstacles are the technology gap and Intel's internal capacity allocation, which make a near-term move commercially difficult.

Tech Industry Republican lawmakers urge federal agency to block imports of infringing TSMC chips as patent ruling nears — five asserted U.S. patents come from United Microelectronics Corporation News By Luke James published 3 hours ago An initial determination in the case targeting TSMC's 7nm and smaller nodes is expected this month. (Image credit: Getty / Bloomberg) Share this article 5 Join th