UMC to shutter Japanese fab
Dylan McGrath, EETimes
8/22/2012 2:06 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO—Taiwanese foundry United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) said Tuesday (Aug. 21) its board of directors voted to close the company's 200-mm fab in Japan in an effort to cut costs amid difficult macroeconomic conditions and customer demand decline.
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