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TAIPEI -- U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries and United Microelectronics Corp., Taiwan's No. 2 chipmaker, are exploring ...

UMC said the "company policy is not to comment on market rumours", while GlobalFoundries did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment. GlobalFoundries has a market capitalisation ...

UMC has denied involvement, saying it is not currently conducting a merger. After ceasing to develop leading-edge process technologies in the late 2010s, GlobalFoundries and UMC focused on ...

The new entity would later invest in research and development within the U.S, and potentially compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).

It has been reported that Taiwan's UMC and the U.S.'s GlobalFoundries, the 4th and 5th largest companies in the global foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) market, are pursuing a merger. As ...

A combined entity would establish a larger U.S.-based firm with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Asia, the United ...

BofA notes yesterday’s media report suggest the possibility of GlobalFoundries (GFS) of the U.S. merging with United Microelectronics (UMC) of ...

TAIWAN’S major chipmaker United Microelectronics and US-based GlobalFoundries are looking into the possibility of a merger, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Read more at ...

U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries (GFS) and United Microelectronics (UMC), Taiwan’s number two chipmaker, are exploring the possibility of a merger amid American efforts to mitigate risks ...