United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), Taiwan's second largest pure wafer foundry operator, has been ordered to pay a fine of NT$100 million (US$3.36 million) by a district court in Taichung City which found the company and three of its employees guilty in a trade secrete theft case brought by U.S.-based memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc.
(Full text of the story is now in CNA English news archive. To view the full story, you will need to be a subscribed member of the CNA archive. To subscribe, please read here.)
Latest
- Business
Taiwan shares open lower
10/15/2026 09:06 AM - Politics
Taiwan's parties ramp up campaigning ahead of Nov. 28 local elections
10/14/2026 09:21 PM - Politics
Belize PM vows stronger support for Taiwan after China sanctions
10/14/2026 09:07 PM - Business
Musk's Terafab plan poses no short-term threat to TSMC: Analyst
10/14/2026 08:22 PM - Society
Northern Taiwan to see showers Thursday as day-night temperature gap widens
10/14/2026 08:15 PM