Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have signed a long-term agreement for the production of 40nm eNVM microcontrollers.

Infineon announced on the 8th that it is cooperating with UMC to expand production capacity for automotive microcontrollers.

This high-performance microcontroller product leverages Infineon’s eNVM (embedded non-volatile memory) technology and will be manufactured at UMC’s 40nm process in its Singapore fab.

Microcontrollers are key components that control various functions of automobiles, and their demand is increasing as automobiles become more eco-friendly, safety-oriented, and smart.

By 2023, Infineon is already increasing its sales of automotive microcontrollers to close to 1 million units per day, and its cooperation with UMC will enable it to further increase its sales.

“At the core of this partnership are high-reliability embedded memory solutions that enable next-generation automotive applications while meeting the stringent safety and security requirements for automotive systems,” said Rutger Wijburg, COO of Infineon. “Going forward, Infineon and UMC will further strengthen their collaboration in the areas of microcontrollers, power management and connectivity solutions.”

Jason Wang, UMC Co-CEO, said, “Infineon will be producing automotive microcontrollers at Fab 12i in Singapore. “Choosing UMC to manufacture our products is a strong endorsement of our manufacturing capabilities and business,” said Infineon. “This multi-year supply agreement will further strengthen our long-standing partnership with Infineon in the automotive, AIoT and 5G market segments.”

UMC is a leading global semiconductor foundry company, providing high-quality IC manufacturing services with a focus on logic and a variety of specialty technologies to serve all major segments of the electronics industry.

UMC's IC processing technologies and manufacturing solutions include △Logic/Mixed-Signal △Embedded High-Voltage △Embedded Non-Volatile Memory △RFSOI △BCD.

UMC's 12-inch and 8-inch fabs, which handle core R&D, are mostly located in Taiwan, with additional fabs throughout Asia.

UMC has a total of 12 fabs with a monthly production capacity of more than 850,000 wafers (8-inch equivalent), all of which are certified to the IATF 16949 automotive quality standard.