At the Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Anaheim, Calif., Mark LaPedus, semiconductor editor from EE Times, caught up with Lee Chung, vice president of the corporate marketing division at Taiwan foundry provider United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), and Mort Bamdad, senior director of the global marketing division. In a video, Smith, the UMC representatives talk about the outlook, challenges and trends in the foundry business.