GlobalFoundries and UMC did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. GlobalFoundries has a market capitalisation of $20.40 billion, while UMC is currently valued at $16.90 billion, ...

Shares of GlobalFoundries (GFS) and United Microelectronics (UMC) declined in early trading Tuesday, tracking broader market weakness ahead of the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs, which are ...

TAIPEI -- U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries and United Microelectronics Corp., Taiwan's No. 2 chipmaker, are exploring ...

BofA notes yesterday’s media report suggest the possibility of GlobalFoundries (GFS) of the U.S. merging with United Microelectronics (UMC) of ...

UMC has denied involvement, saying it is not currently conducting a merger. After ceasing to develop leading-edge process technologies in the late 2010s, GlobalFoundries and UMC focused on ...

It has been reported that Taiwan's UMC and the U.S.'s GlobalFoundries, the 4th and 5th largest companies in the global foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) market, are pursuing a merger. As ...

UMC said the "company policy is not to comment on market rumours", while GlobalFoundries did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment. GlobalFoundries has a market capitalisation ...

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has wielded tariffs as a tool to disrupt global trade. On April 9, Taiwan's ...

The new entity would later invest in research and development within the U.S, and potentially compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).

UMC serves many top chip developers, including Qualcomm, NVIDIA, MediaTek, NXP and Infineon. GlobalFoundries has not responded to requests for comment. As of now, Taiwan holds about 44% of the global ...

TAIWAN’S major chipmaker United Microelectronics and US-based GlobalFoundries are looking into the possibility of a merger, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Read more at ...

GlobalFoundries and UMC did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. GlobalFoundries has a market capitalisation of $20.41 billion, while UMC is currently valued at $16.90 billion ...