October 22, 2003 – UMC’s board has approved the public offering of its shares in optical drive manufacturer MediaTek Inc. and appliance maker Teco Electric & Machinery Co., according to Dow Jones. In a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, UMC said it would sell up to 77.07 million shares of Teco, worth roughly $27 million, and 5 million shares of MediaTek, worth nearly $55 million.