Site Change story Top five use cases Impact United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) TainanTo enhance profitability in a rapidly changing chip market, UMC focuses on production of specialized semiconductors, which have higher value but also greater process complexity. UMC’s largest production and R&D site in Tainan adopted agile strategies to deploy over 48 4IR use cases, such as a ML model to shorten design kit delivery time by 57% and an AI defect analysis system helping rise yields to 97%. This led to higher customer engagement with specialized product ratio up to 53% from 13%, contributing to a 75% gross margin gain.ML-driven product design kit creation 57.1%Specialized design kits delivery time Intelligence-joint photomask manufacturing platform 52.7%Photomask manufacturing lead time Auto ML-enabled automation for cycle time reduction 87%Specialized products cycle time at bottleneck tool Intelligent defect root cause analysis system 23%Specialized product yield Intelligent-based transportation system 47% Man-machine ratio Valeo Interior Controls Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaTo maintain leadership in the autonomous driving market and assure product quality, flexible production and optimal costs, Valeo’s Shenzhen factory implemented 42 4IR use cases, including AI-powered solutions and 14 advanced algorithms such as genAI-enabled troubleshooting and fully automated “lights-off” workshops. These innovations reduced finished goods defect rates by 45.9%, cut lead times by 34.5%, increased productivity by 60.2% and lowered unit energy consumption by 27.1%, ensuring high-quality, cost-efficient production.AI-enabled quality self- control lights-off workshop 86.2% Defect rate AI-enabled closed-loop AOXI (Optical & X-Ray) quality assurance 93.0% Market failure rate Multi-AA enabled changeover optimization 52.6% Lead time AI-enabled breakdown troubleshooting management 9.2% OEE AI-enabled dynamic cooling system optimization 26.1%Cooling equipment energy consumption Global Lighthouse Network: The Mindset Shifts Driving Impact and Scale in Digital Transformation 42

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