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Summary of Material Accounting Policies - Consolidated Entities (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
UMC GROUP (USA) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | IC Sales |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. (UME BV) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Marketing support activities |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UMC CAPITAL CORP. [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
GREEN EARTH LIMITED (GE) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD. (TLC) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Venture capital |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UMC INVESTMENT (SAMOA) LIMITED [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. (FORTUNE) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Consulting and planning for venture capital |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UMC KOREA CO., LTD. (UMC KOREA) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Marketing support activities |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
OMNI GLOBAL LIMITED (OMNI) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
SINO PARAGON LIMITED [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
BEST ELITE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (BE) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR JAPAN CO., LTD. (USJC) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC |
Business nature | Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
WAVETEK MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION (WAVETEK) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UMC and FORTUNE |
Business nature | Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits |
Percentage of ownership | 80.00% | 80.14%
SOARING CAPITAL CORP. [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | TLC |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UNITRUTH ADVISOR (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | SOARING CAPITAL CORP. |
Business nature | Investment holding and advisory |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UNITED MICROCHIP CORPORATION [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | GE |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
TERA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. (TERA ENERGY) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | FORTUNE |
Business nature | Energy technical services |
Percentage of ownership | 99.01% | 100.00%
EVERRICH ENERGY INVESTMENT (HK) LIMITED (EVERRICH-HK) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | TERA ENERGY |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
EVERRICH (SHANDONG) ENERGY CO., LTD. [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | EVERRICH-HK |
Business nature | Solar engineering integrated design services |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UNITED MICROTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (CALIFORNIA) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | OMNI |
Business nature | Research and development |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
ECP VITA PTE. LTD. [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | OMNI |
Business nature | Insurance |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
WAVETEK MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION (USA) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | WAVETEK |
Business nature | Marketing service |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 0.00%
WAVETEK MICROELECTRONICS INVESTMENT (SAMOA) LIMITED (WAVETEK-SAMOA) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | WAVETEK |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 0.00% | 100.00%
WAVETEK MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION (USA) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | WAVETEK-SAMOA |
Business nature | Marketing service |
Percentage of ownership | 0.00% | 100.00%
INFOSHINE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (INFOSHINE) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | BE |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
OAKWOOD ASSOCIATES LIMITED (OAKWOOD) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | INFOSHINE |
Business nature | Investment holding |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
HEJIAN TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD. (HJ) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | OAKWOOD |
Business nature | Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits |
Percentage of ownership | 99.9985% | 99.9985%
UNITEDDS SEMICONDUCTOR (SHANDONG) CO., LTD. (UDS) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | HJ |
Business nature | Integrated circuits design services |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 100.00%
UNITED SEMICONDUCTOR (XIAMEN) CO., LTD. (USCXM) [member] |  |
Disclosure of subsidiaries [line items] |  |
Investor | UNITED MICROCHIP CORPORATION and HJ |
Business nature | Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits |
Percentage of ownership | 100.00% | 71.86%

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