United Microelectronics UMC
About
United Microelectronics is a Taiwanese chip foundry that makes mature-node chips for automotive, communications and consumer devices.
What tends to move the stock
Utilization rates and pricing for mature chips drive results, and China competition matters.
Revenue per employee
19,097 employees as of 2025/FY (+0.4% YoY). Revenue per employee is total revenue divided by headcount — a rough productivity gauge, not a per-worker pay figure.
Management team
Ming Hsu is a director, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Hsu is the representative institutional director of Hsun Chieh Investment Co., Ltd. Mr. Hsu joined the Company in 2003, and has held leadership roles across functions including IP and design support, sales operations, corporate and operation planning, corporate marketing, and customer engineering. Prior to his current appointment, he was Executive Vice President, overseeing global business strategy and corporate operational planning across the Company's manufacturing sites. Mr. Hsu concurrently serves as a director of Fortune Venture Capital Corp., TLC Capital Co., Ltd., and UMC Capital Corp. Mr. Hsu received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California in 1987.
Stan Hung is a director, Chief Strategic Officer and the Chairman of our company. Mr. Hung was our chief financial officer and senior vice president from 2000 to 2007. He was also the Chairman of ITE TECH. INC. from 2007 to 2008 and a director of EPISTAR Corporation from 2007 to 2016. Prior to re-joining United Microelectronics Corporation in 1991, Mr. Hung was a financial manager at Optoelectronics Corporation. He is also the chairman and strategic officer of Faraday Technology Corporation and Silicon Integrated Systems Corp., the chairman of Fortune Venture Capital Corp., TLC Capital Co. Ltd., UMC Capital Corp., the director & legal representative of SiS Semiconductor (Shandong) Co., Ltd. and UnitedDS Semiconductor (Shandong) Co., Ltd., a director of Triknight Capital Corporation and United Microelectronics (Europe) B.V. Mr. Hung received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Tam Kang University in 1982.
Lih J. Chen is an independent director of our company. Professor Chen is the Distinguished Chair Professor of National Tsing Hua University and an Academician at Academia Sinica. He was also the President of National Tsing Hua University and the Deputy Ministers of National Science Council. Professor Chen received a Ph.D. degree in physics from University of California, Berkeley in 1974.
Su Lin Wang is an independent director of our company. Mrs. Wang is an Adjunct Specialist Professor at Institute of International Business at National Cheng Kung University and concurrently serves as an independent director of Jess-Link products Co., Ltd. and AVerMedia Technologies, Inc., also the President of MAYO Human Capital Inc. Mrs. Wang was Senior Vice President & Corp. CFO of Delta Electronics., Inc. During her service period, Mrs. Wang assisted to spin off the group's business unit into an independent subsidiary and to list the company in Hong Kong Stock Exchange. She also established a matrix management organization to enable regional units and business units to collaborate and improve operational performance. Mrs. Wang received a Master in Finance of National Taiwan University in 2004.
Chitung Liu is the Chief Financial Officer and the Senior Vice President of the Company. On March 6, 2019, Mr. Liu was appointed as our Head of Corporate Governance. Prior to joining our company in 2001, Mr. Liu was a managing director of UBS. Mr. Liu is the Chairman of Hejian Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., United Semiconductor (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. and a director of Fortune Venture Capital Corp., TLC Capital Co., Ltd., Unimicron Technology Corp., Yann Yuan Investment Co., Ltd., UMC Group (USA), Green Earth Limited, ECP Vita Pte. Ltd., UMC Capital Corp., United Microchip Corporation and Wavetek Microelectronics Corporation. Mr. Liu received an Executive MBA degree from National Taiwan University in 2009.
Ling-Ling Wu is an independent director of our company. Professor Wu is a professor at the Department of Information Management at National Taiwan University. Professor Wu was an independent director of Faraday Technology Corp., Unimicron Technology Corp., ITE Technology Inc., Crystalwise Technology Inc and Hycon Technology Corp. Professor Wu received a Ph.D. degree in Psychology from University of Chicago in 1995.
Jason Wang is a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Wang is a representative institutional director of Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. Mr. Wang joined the Company as Vice President of Corporate Marketing in 2008, and from 2009 to 2014 served as President of UMC Group (USA), responsible for business operations and North America strategic business development. He was later appointed Senior Vice President, and became Co-President in 2017. As Co-President, Mr. Wang oversaw corporate strategy and planning, sales and marketing, and customer engineering. He was named Chief Executive Officer in 2026. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wang spent 18 years at Trident Microsystems in various leadership roles. He was named Vice President of Trident's Business Operations and Finance (Asia) after leading a strategic restructuring plan in 2003, shifting the company's business focus from PC graphics to digital media. Mr. Wang concurrently serves as a director of Fortune Venture Capital Corp., TLC Capital Co., Ltd., UMC Group (USA), United Microelectronics (Europe) B.V., UMC Capital Corp., and eJoule International Limited. Mr. Wang did his undergraduate study in Business Administration at San Jose State University.
Jyuo-Min Shyu is an independent director of the Company and serves as the convener of Sustainable Development and Nominating Committee. Dr. Shyu is an Emeritus Professor at National Tsing Hua University. He previously served as Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology and the President of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). During his service at ITRI, Professor Shyu established several forward-looking R&D alliances and the SoC Technology Center for the trend of System-on-a-chip. Professor Shyu concurrently serves as an independent director of Qisda Corporation and Far Eastone Telecommunications Co., Ltd., and as a director of Iridium Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Alpha Ring Asia Inc. and Zyxel Group Corporation. Professor Shyu received a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley in 1988.
Kuang Si Shiu is an independent director of the Company and serves as the convener of the Remuneration Committee. Mr. Shiu concurrently serves as a consultant to Yuanta Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Mr. Shiu has served in financial institutions for over 30 years. He previously served as Chairman and President of Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd. and Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Chairman of Hua Nan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd., Hua Nan Commercial Bank Ltd. and Land Bank of Taiwan Co., Ltd. He was an independent director of Yuanta Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. and Yuanta Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Mr. Shiu received an MBA degree from Indiana University in 1978.
Wen-Shin Hsu is an independent director of our company. Professor Hsu is a professor at the Department of Accounting at National Taiwan University. Professor Hsu is the Director of Global MBA in National Taiwan University from 2019, and Associate Dean of International affairs of College of Management School in National Taiwan University from 2020. Professor Hsu concurrently serves as an independent director of Unitech Printed Circuit Board Corp., and ANT Precision Industry Co., Ltd., also the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Professor Hsu received a Ph.D. degree in Accounting & Finance from Lancaster University in 2006.
From SEC filings, via Futu. Compensation is total reported pay for the most recent fiscal year on file, not base salary alone.
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