Sensirion Gains Capacity Support from UMC as Both Companies Partner to Support the Battle Against Covid-19
Publish Date :2021/03/08
Sensirion and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announced that the
two companies have collaborated to produce medical related ICs used for the
battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. UMC has allocated capacity for the
production of Sensirion’s temperature sensor ICs for Covid-19 vaccine transport
and flow-sensors for medical ventilators, despite global tightness in foundry
semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
In the post-pandemic era, the most critical resource is vaccines. However, in
addition to adequate supply and different virus variants, a concern facing the
global distribution of vaccines is the monitoring of the ambient temperature
during the vaccine delivery process. UMC has prioritized Sensirion’s products to
help ensure that the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines is preserved during
transport and also to address the high volume need for medical-grade ventilators
during the pandemic.
Marc von Waldkirch, CEO of Sensirion said, “With its medically certified sensor
solutions, Sensirion is an important hub for all manufacturers who need sensor
technology to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. To maintain supply, it is essential
that a manufacturer has the backing of upstream suppliers when it comes to raw
materials such as semiconductor wafers. We would like to thank UMC for their
incredible support to fight the pandemic together and are very happy about the
excellent cooperation between our two companies.”
"UMC is a world-class international company with a deep commitment to social
responsibility,” said Steven Liu, vice president of Europe and Japan sales at
UMC. “As a member of the global community, since early 2020 UMC has actively
prioritized the production of medical related ICs in the fight against Covid-19.
Being a critical part of the healthcare-related IC supply chain, we will
continue to dedicate resources within this area in order to maintain consistent
delivery of essential medical products. We are pleased to team up with our
valuable partner Sensirion to collectively confront this pandemic.”
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