U.S. contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries () and United Microelectronics (), Taiwan’s number two chipmaker, are exploring the possibility of a merger amid American efforts to mitigate risks surrounding the Taiwan Strait and fend off growing competition from China in mature chips, Nikkei Asia reported. In an assessment plan seen by Nikkei Asia, a tie-up of GlobalFoundries-UMC would create a bigger, U.S.-based company with a production footprint across Asia, the U.S. and Europe, reported Cheng Ting-Fang for

根據《日經亞洲》報導，美國晶圓代工廠格羅方德（GlobalFoundries）與台灣第二大晶圓代工廠聯電（UMC）正在探索合併的可能性，此舉是因應美國試圖降低台海風險並對抗中國在成熟製程晶片領域日益增強的競爭力。

報導指出，《日經亞洲》記者程婷芳取得的一份評估計畫顯示，若格羅方德與聯電合併，將創造出一家更具規模的美國公司，其生產據點將遍佈亞洲、美國和歐洲。