Intel partners with Taiwan's No. 2 chipmaker UMC in Arizona

TAIPEI -- Intel and Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) on Thursday announced a partnership that will lead to production in the U.S. state of Arizona by 2027, part of the American semiconductor company's push to expand its business of making chips for others.

The partners will develop relatively mature 12-nanometer technology, ideal in building chips for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microcontrollers, sensors and a range of other connectivity applications, but not for cutting-edge central processing units or graphics processors.