1934 Act Registration No. 1-15128
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated November 29, 2002
For the month of November 2002
United Microelectronics Corporation
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
No. 3 Li Hsin Road II
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F V Form 40-F ____
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
Yes ____ No V
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable)
This current report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into our
Registration Statement on Form F-3 filed with the Commission on January 2, 2002,
as amended (File No.333-14256).
Exhibits
Exhibit Description
99.1 Announcement on Nov 8, 2002: October Sales
99.2 Announcement on Nov 18, 2002: Acquisition of Unitech Capital Inc.
securities
99.3 Press release on Nov 18, 2002: UMC to target SOC designers'
requirements with new 1T-SRAM memory strategy
99.4 Announcement on Nov 26, 2002: Disposal of MediaTek Incorporation
securities
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
United Microelectronics Corporation
Date: November 29, 2002 By /s/ Stan Hung
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Stan Hung
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 99.1
United Microelectronics Corporation
November 8, 2002
This is to report the changes or status of 1) Sales volume 2) Funds lent to
other parties 3) Endorsements and guarantees 4) Financial derivative
transactions for the period of October 2002
1) Sales volume (NT$ Thousand)
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Period Items 2002 2001 Changes %
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October Invoice amount 6,197,417 5,283,209 914,208 17.30%
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Jan - Oct Invoice amount 60,354,714 57,598,858 2,755,856 4.78%
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October Net sales 6,027,662 4,722,106 1,305,556 27.65%
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Jan -Oct Net sales 55,919,582 55,273,379 646,203 1.17%
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2) Funds lent to other parties (NT$ Thousand)
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Limit of lending October Bal. as of period end
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UMC 30,949,691 0 0
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UMC's subsidiaries 2,019,670 0 1,949,069
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3) Endorsements and guarantees (NT$ Thousand)
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Limit of endorsements Octber Bal. as of period end
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UMC 61,899,383 0 0
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UMC's subsidiaries 0 0 0
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UMC endorses for subsidiaries 0 0
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UMC's subsidiaries endorse for UMC 0 0
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UMC endorses for PRC companies 0 0
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UMC's subsidiaries endorse for PRC companies 0 0
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4) Financial derivatives transactions
a-1 Hedging purpose (for assets/liabilities denominated in foreign currencies)
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Underlying assets / liabilities N/A
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Financial instruments
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Realized profit (loss)
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a-2 Hedging purpose (for the position of floating rate liabilities)
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Underlying assets / liabilities N/A
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Financial instruments
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Realized profit (loss)
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b Trading purpose : None
Exhibit 99.2
Subject: To announce related materials on acquisition of Unitech Capital Inc.
securities
To which item it meets--article 2 paragraph xx:20
Date of events: 2002/11/18
Contents:
1. Name and nature of the transacted asset (if the asset acquired or disposed is
real property, the address and tract number shall be indicated; if it is
preferred shares, the issuance terms such as rate of dividends shall be
indicated): common shares of Unitech Capital Inc.
2. Date of the occurrence of the event: 2002/11/18
3. Transaction volume, unit price, total transaction price: Transaction volume:
21,000,000 shares; unit price: $1 USD; total amount: $21,000,000 USD
4. Counterparty to the trade and its relationship with the company (if the
trading counterpart is a natural person and is not an actual related party of
the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required to be
disclosed): Unitech Capital Inc.; Newly established investee company under
equity method
5. Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a public
announcement shall also include the reason for choosing the related party as
trading counterpart and the identity of the previous owner (including its
relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), price of transfer
and the date of acquisition: Not applicable
6. Where a person who owned the property within the past five years has been an
actual related person of the company, a public announcement shall also include
the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related person and the
person's relationship to the company at those times: Not applicable
7. Anticipated loss or profit from the disposal (not applicable in cases of
acquisition of assets): Not applicable
8. Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount):
one time payment, $21,000,000 USD
9. The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as tender invitation, price
comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the decision on price
and the decision-making department: The manner of deciding on this transaction:
share subscription in initiate set-up; the reference basis for the decision on
price:from initiate set-up amount; The decision-making department: The Chairman
and President Office
10. Name of the professional appraisal institution and its appraisal findings,
or the net worth per share of the underlying company on the CPA-audited or
CPA-reviewed duly prepared financial statements for the most recent period. If
appraisal reports cannot be acquired in time, the reason for not being able to
obtain such report shall be indicated. If any situation set forth in Items 1 or
2 of Point VI of the Guidelines for Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public
Companies exist, the cause of the difference and the opinion of the auditing CPA
shall also be publicly announced: Not applicable
11. Current cumulative volume, amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings
of the security being traded (including the current trade) and status of
restriction of rights (not applicable of the transacted assets are not
securities): cumulative volume: 21,000,000 shares; amount: $730,380,000 NTD;
percentage of holdings: 42%;status of restriction of rights: no
12. Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the
current trade) to the total assets and shareholder's equity as shown in the most
recent financial statement and the operational capital as shown in the most
recent financial statement: ratio of total assets: 19.13%; ratio of
shareholder's equity: 26.55%; the operational capital as shown in the most
recent financial statement: $61,639,615 thousand NTD
13. If there is broker, and the broker is an actual related party, the identity
of the broker and the broker's fee to be paid: none
14. Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: long term
investment on share holdings
15. Opinions of directors expressing opposition to the trade: none
16. Any other matters that need to be specified: none
Exhibit 99.3
UMC TO TARGET SOC DESIGNERS' REQUIREMENTS WITH
NEW 1T-SRAM MEMORY STRATEGY
Foundry licenses MoSys' 1T-SRAM technology for four process generations
SUNNYVALE, California, and HSINCHU, Taiwan-November 18, 2002-UMC (NYSE: UMC), a
world leading semiconductor foundry and MoSys, Inc (NASDAQ: MOSY) the industry's
leading provider of high density SoC embedded memory solutions, today announced
that UMC has licensed MoSys' 1T-SRAM(R) technology as part of the foundry's
enhanced IP strategy to offer SoC designers memories that are more tightly
aligned with its processes. Through this licensing agreement, UMC can now
provide customers with direct access to one of the most popular forms of memory,
1T-SRAM, in its 0.18, 0.15 and 0.13 micron, and 90 nanometer standard logic
processes. UMC's access to this technology allows the foundry to provide its own
customized versions of derivative, ultra-high density, 1T-SRAM memories.
Dr. C. T. Lee, vice president of corporate marketing at UMC said, "Memory is
vital to the success of all designs, and it is becoming increasingly more
important as it is dominating more than 50 percent of the die area in many
upcoming SoCs. As such, we want to provide memory macros that are linked as
tightly as possible to our process technologies, and those we can customize.
Besides 6T (six transistor) and trench memories, we chose 1T-SRAM memories as
alternative memories because they fit into certain application areas. And, we
decided to align with MoSys as it is one of the leading vendors of 1T-SRAM
technology."
"As UMC is one of the world's leading foundries, we are very enthusiastic that
it is adopting our technology for generating memories for its customers,"
commented Mark-Eric Jones, vice president and general manager of intellectual
property at MoSys. "The agreement allows UMC to provide design services and
support to its customers directly, while preserving continuity and stability of
business arrangements between MoSys and its licensees. In addition, it furthers
the proliferation of MoSys' 1T-SRAM embedded memory technology, including our
low standby power 1T-SRAM-M(TM) technology and our new 1T-SRAM-R(TM) offering
that incorporates Transparent Error Correction(TM) (TEC(TM)) to eliminate the
need for redundancy and laser repair while improving yield, reliability and soft
error rates. Our macros will be more adoptable by a broader audience of UMC
customers as the foundry will help accelerate availability on its specific
process technologies."
Lee continued, "Many of our customers have stated that they would like UMC to
offer its own family of embedded memory cores, as memory is becoming so
important for future SoC designs. Through this new agreement we will provide
customers the option of accessing process-aligned MoSys 1T-SRAM technology
directly through UMC."
Prior to this agreement, MoSys was already working with UMC by offering a range
of Standard 1T-SRAM memory macros that had been verified on UMC's 0.18 micron
and 0.15 micron standard
logic processes. These cores, available through MoSys, were promoted to
customers through UMC's Gold IP program.
Availability
The new customized 1T-SRAM cores under this agreement will be sold and marketed
by UMC. UMC's roadmap is to offer process-proven 0.18 micron and 0.15 micron
1T-SRAM cores to customers in Q1 2003, 0.13 micron cores in Q2 2003; and 90
nanometer cores in the second half of 2003. Pricing is available upon request.
About 1T-SRAM Technology
Since MoSys first made its 1T-SRAM memory technology available for license,
MoSys' licensees have now shipped a total of more than 45 million chips
incorporating 1T-SRAM embedded memory technology, demonstrating the excellent
manufacturability of the technology in a wide range of silicon processes and
applications.
About MOSYS
Founded in 1991, MoSys (NASDAQ: MOSY), develops, licenses and markets innovative
memory technologies for semiconductors. MoSys' patented 1T-SRAM technologies
offer a combination of high density, low power consumption, high speed and low
cost unmatched by other available memory technologies. The single transistor bit
cell used in 1T-SRAM technology results in the technology achieving much higher
density than traditional four or six transistor SRAMs while using the same
standard logic manufacturing processes. 1T-SRAM technologies also offer the
familiar, refresh-free interface and high performance for random address access
cycles associated with traditional SRAMs. In addition, this technology can
reduce operating power consumption by a factor of four compared with traditional
SRAM technology, contributing to making it an ideal technology for embedding
large memories in System on Chip (SoC) designs. 1T-SRAM technologies are in
volume production both in SoC products at MoSys' licensees as well as in MoSys'
standalone memories. MoSys is headquartered at 1020 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale,
California 94085. More information is available on MoSys' website at
http://www.mosys.com.
About UMC
UMC (NYSE: UMC, TSE: 2303) is a leading global semiconductor foundry that
manufactures advanced process ICs for applications spanning every major sector
of the semiconductor industry. UMC delivers cutting-edge foundry technologies
that enable sophisticated system-on-chip (SOC) designs, including 0.13um copper,
embedded DRAM, and mixed signal/RFCMOS. In addition, UMC is a leader in 300mm
manufacturing with three strategically located 300mm fabs that serve its global
customer base: Fab 12A in Taiwan, UMCi in Singapore (pilot production in
mid-2003) and AU Pte. Ltd., a joint venture facility with AMD that is also
located in Singapore (production in 2005). UMC employs over 8,500 people
worldwide and has offices in Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Europe, and the United
States. UMC can be found on the web at 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
future outsourcing, wafer capacity, technologies, 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.
1T-SRAM(R)is a MoSys trademark registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office. All other trade, product, or service names referenced in this release
may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Exhibit 99.4
Subject: To announce related materials on disposal of MediaTek Incorporation
securities
To which item it meets--article 2 paragraph xx: 20
Date of events: 2002/11/26
Contents:
1. Name of the security: common shares of MediaTek Incorporation
2. Trading date: 2002/10/11~2002/11/26
3. Trading volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
trading volume: 330,000 shares; average unit price: $306.28 NTD; total amount:
$101,072,000 NTD
4. Gain (or loss) on disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of
securities): $94,485,365 NTD
5. Relationship with the underlying company of the trade: MediaTek
Incorporation, investee company under cost method
6. Current cumulative volume, amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings of
the security being traded (including the current trade) and status of
restriction of rights: cumulative volume: 61,056,040 shares; amount:
1,218,645,217NTD; percentage of holdings: 13.26%; status of restriction of
rights: no
7. Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the
current trade) to the total assets and shareholder's equity as shown in the most
recent financial statement and the operational capital as shown in the most
recent financial statement: ratio of total assets: 19.11%; ratio of
shareholder's equity: 26.53%; the operational capital as shown in the most
recent financial statement: $61,639,615 thousand NTD
8. Concrete purpose/objective of the acquisition or disposal: financing
operation
9. Opinions of directors expressing opposition to the current trade: none
10. Any other matters that need to be specified: none