At the time of this announcement, the Hsinchu Science Park is still without power. However, UMC Group has already begun its inspection and recovery activities wherever possible. We expect that this will shorten the time needed to return to normal production. At present, we would like to report the following developments:
Finally, UMC Group would like to express its support for the families and individuals caught up in this terrible disaster. UMC Group has made a donation of 300 million New Taiwan Dollars to be used to aid the victims of the tragedy. Hopefully, it can help alleviate their pain and grief, and return their lives to normal as soon as possible. From 9/24 through 9/26, it is a public holiday in Taiwan. Therefore, our next fab status update will be on Monday, Sept. 27th. Thank you for your understanding. |