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UMC Raises 2026 Capital Spending for AI-Driven Foundry Expansion

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Taipei, 29 July 2026 – United Microelectronics Corporation is raising its 2026 capital-spending plan and expanding fabrication capacity in Taiwan and Singapore as artificial-intelligence demand supports a broader range of chips beyond the most advanced processors.

UMC specialises in mature and specialty manufacturing nodes used across power management, connectivity, automotive, industrial and consumer products. These chips remain essential to AI servers and data-centre infrastructure even when attention is concentrated on leading-edge accelerators.

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