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UMC plans new Singapore
facility adjacent to 300mm fab
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Wafer foundry
United Microelectronics Corp. plans
toa build what it terms an “advanced
manufacturing facility” next to its ex-
isting 300mm Fab 12i in Singapore.
Commencing in 2024 Hejian Technology was closed briefl y after COVID-19 was found.
The fi rst phase of his greenfi eld fab will UMC said the new fab is backed by cus-
boast a monthly capacity of 30k wafers tomers who have signed multi=-year sup-
with production expected to begin in ply agreements.
late 2024. It will employ the company’s
22/28nm technology. UMC also reported that its Chinese He-
jian Technology subsidiary in Suzhou, a
The facility will represent an investment of 200mm foundry, has resumed operations
$5 billion. To account for the Fab12i ex- after after a brief shutdown, when an em-
pansion, the company’s 2022 CAPEX bud- ployee contracted COVID-19.
get will be revised upward to $3.6 billion. umc.com
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