According to the financial report released by UMC, a wafer foundry in Taiwan, China today (6), the company's revenue in April reached NT$22.796 billion, a monthly increase of 2.96% and an annual increase of 39.16%. The accumulated revenue in the first four months was NT$86.219 billion, an annual increase of 35.82%.

According to Taiwanese media "Juheng.com", UMC estimates that in the second quarter, driven by the expansion of production capacity at the Nanke Fab 12A P5 plant, wafer shipments will increase by 4-5% quarter-on-quarter, and ASP will be priced in US dollars. Compared with the previous quarter, the growth rate was 3-4%, the capacity utilization rate remained at 100%, and the gross profit margin was close to 45%.

It is understood that due to the strong market demand for the 22/28nm process, UMC announced on February 24 that it will expand a new advanced fab in the Fab12i plant in Singapore. The monthly production capacity of the first phase of the new plant is planned to be 30,000 wafers. , mass production is expected to begin in late 2024.

UMC pointed out that the new plant will provide 22/28 nanometer process, with a total investment of 5 billion US dollars. UMC has been operating a 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore for more than 20 years, and the Singapore Fab12i plant is also UMC's advanced special process R&D center. Coupled with the expansion plan of Fab12i, UMC's capital expenditure budget in 2022 will be increased to 3.6 billion US dollars.