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Taiwan's UMC Feb sales rise 4.3 percent on year

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Taiwan's UMC, the world's No.2 contract chipmaker, posted a 4.3 percent rise in February sales, thanks to a surge in demand in new electronic products including smartphones and tablet computers.
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