UMC Receives Best Supplier Award from Lantiq for Second Straight Year

HSINCHU, Taiwan, - United Microelectronics Corporation has received the "Best Supplier Award" from Lantiq for 2013. This is the second straight year that UMC has been awarded this honor. Lantiq presents this award annually to one selected supplier for their contributions to the company's success. The award was presented to UMC's CEO Mr. Po Wen Yen by Lantiq's COO Mr. Dominik Bilo.

UMC CEO Mr. Yen said, "UMC is constantly refining our services to continually enhance our value through world-class technology, manufacturing and service. Receiving this honor from our valuable partner Lantiq for the second straight year highlights UMC's 'United for Excellence' philosophy of mutual cooperation to attain higher standards for win-win results. We look forward to building on the strength of our existing strong relationship to achieve new milestones with Lantiq."

Lantiq COO Mr. Bilo commented, "UMC continues to deliver the highest quality and excellence and is an extremely valuable partner for our fabless strategy. We rely on UMC and their high-tech expertise, and their mature processes are very important to secure the basis for Lantiq's high quality products. We look forward to maintaining our excellent relationship with UMC in the years to come."

UMC can be found on the web at http://www.umc.com