United Microelectronics Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a semiconductor foundry in Taiwan. The company engages in the manufacture and fabrication of semiconductors/chips/integrated circuits for fabless design companies, integrated device manufacturers, and system companies. It also provides subcontracted assembly and test services, as well as intellectual property, circuit design, mask tooling, and wafer fabrication services. The company�s products are used in communication devices, consumer electronics, and personal computer, as well as memory, networking, telecommunications, Internet, multimedia, and graphics applications. It distributes its products in North America, Asia, and Europe. United Microelectronics Corporation was founded in 1980 and is based in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

About West Coast Engineering

For over 23 years, West Coast Engineering (WCE) has been supplying electronics to OEMs, CEMs and distributors worldwide. Located in Hawthorne California, near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), West Coast Engineering has established itself as a premier independent distributor specializing in providing electronic components for the military, aeronautical, medical, automotive and commercial manufacturing industries.United Microelectronics Corporation is one of the hundreds of manufacturers that WCE carries on its linecard.

WCE has the techology and resources to handle any size transaction, no matter how big or small.

Quick Facts

• Founded: 1984
• Headquarters: Hawthorne, CA
• Other Locations: Futain, Shenzhen ▪ China PRC ▪ Brazil

West Coast Engineering is committed to providing the highest quality service to customers with its large diverse inventory stocked in its ISO9001:2000 and ESD compliant 70,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Year after year, West Coast Engineering has been considered a top independent distributor because of its principled reputation built on longstanding relationships with a dedicated customer base.

WCE's strategies differ from any other independent distributors. Listed below are some of the added measures that WCE takes to make sure that OEMs, CEMs and distributors have peace of mind when placing orders for electornic components, selling excess inventory, forming strategic alliances, and purchasing RoHS or
non-RoHS parts.