Ricoh Co, Japan's second-largest office-equipment maker, said it will boost orders for advanced semiconductors with United Micro-electronics Corp (UMC, 聯電) after the world's No. 2 supplier of made-to-order chips met Ricoh's expectations with earlier orders.
UMC will use 0.13 micron technology to supply semiconductors to Ricoh, the companies said in a statement.
The technology can be used to make the smallest chips commercially possible, which consume less power, cost less to make and help hand-held electronics companies make their products lighter and smaller.
"We are impressed with UMC's outstanding 0.13 micron support and proven world-class manufacturing," Ricoh director Kenji Wakabayashi said in the statement. "UMC has allowed us to realize the increased performance and cost benefits of this technology."
Sales of products manufactured using 0.13 micron technology made up about 6 percent of UMC revenues in the second quarter of this year, the company said.
UMC and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (
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