UMC and Intel foundry cooperate to produce 12nm process node

UMC is working with Intel Foundry to produce the 12nm process node at Intel's Arizona plant. UMC's manufacturing base is highly concentrated in Asia and needs to change this somehow, which is why it decided to work with Intel Foundry. Walter Ng of Intel Foundry said: "We will bring the 12nm process node developed by UMC in its Tainan plant (UMC Fab12A) to our plant in Arizona for production. We call this approach 'Copy Smart'."