UMC fab joins Global Lighthouse Network as 1st semiconductor foundry

Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp.'s (UMC) flagship fab in southern Taiwan has been selected for the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Lighthouse Network, becoming the first semiconductor foundry in the world to earn Lighthouse status, the company said Tuesday.

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