HSINCHU, Taiwan – 21 July, 2023 – United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TWSE: 2303) (“UMC”), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced it was named one of the ‘Best Companies to Work for in Asia’ in the 6th Taiwan awards held by HR Asia, an authoritative publication for HR professionals. UMC was selected for this honor from more than 300 companies, recognizing the company’s commitment to building a caring and engaging workplace.

To build a supportive culture, UMC offers more days of paid maternity and paternity leave than what legislations require, and employees have the flexibility to adjust their working hours. In the case of health or other emergencies, a financial assistance program is available for employees unable to work for an extended period. Employee health is taken very seriously at UMC, and the company has a proactive health management system in place to help employees detect any health issues early and better manage their health.

In addition to a safe and healthy work environment, UMC also encourages work-life balance by providing a range of quality facilities such as on-site eateries, accommodation, and sports centers. In 2023, the company completed major renovation work to upgrade its Hsinchu headquarters, creating a modern and sophisticated space that excites and motivates employees. To provide affordable and convenient childcare, UMC recently established a non-profit kindergarten near its Tainan campus in partnership with the Southern Taiwan Science Park.

In 2022, UMC strengthened its commitment to an inclusive workplace with the announcement of its Diversity and Inclusion Statement, which guides that equal opportunities shall be offered without bias based on factors such as race, color, gender, or age.

Lastly, UMC aims to enhance employees’ sense of fulfillment by building a volunteering culture through events organized by the company and the UMC Science and Culture Foundation. One recent volunteer initiative that started in 2022 is a program to design and run workshops for elementary students, teaching them about semiconductors in a fun and interactive way. To date, UMC volunteers have held 60 workshops with over 5,000 students.

People are UMC’s most important assets, and the company will continue to build a workplace that fosters trust and a sense of belonging, and where employees feel cared for and fulfilled.

About UMC
UMC (NYSE: UMC, TWSE: 2303) is a leading global semiconductor foundry company. The company provides high quality IC fabrication services, focusing on logic and various specialty technologies to serve all major sectors of the electronics industry. UMC’s comprehensive IC processing technologies and manufacturing solutions include Logic/Mixed-Signal, embedded High-Voltage, embedded Non-Volatile-Memory, RFSOI and BCD etc. Most of UMC's 12-in & 8-in fabs with its core R&D are located in Taiwan, with additional ones throughout Asia. UMC has total 12 fabs in production with combined capacity of approximately 850,000 wafers per month (8-in equivalent), and all of them are certified with IATF 16949 automotive quality standard. UMC is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, plus local offices in United States, Europe, China, Japan, Korea & Singapore, with worldwide total 20,000 employees. For more information, please visit: http://www.umc.com.

Note from UMC Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in the foregoing announcement are forward-looking within the meaning of the U.S. Federal Securities laws, including statements about introduction of new services and technologies, future outsourcing, competition, wafer capacity, business relationships and market conditions. Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ materially from these statements as a result of a variety of factors, including conditions in the overall semiconductor market and economy; acceptance and demand for products from UMC; and technological and development risks. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in UMC’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. UMC does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.