Global Wafer Began Construction of US 12" Fab
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Update time : 2022-12-05 15:35:22
With international majors such as GlobalFoundries, Intel, Samsung, Texas Instruments and TSMC announcing plans to expand production in the US, the demand for quality upstream materials - wafers - is set to grow significantly. The demand for high quality upstream materials - wafers - is also expected to grow significantly.
On December 1, 2022 (U.S. time), GlobalWafers America, the world's third largest wafer manufacturer, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its U.S. 12-inch wafer fab in Sherman, Texas. The groundbreaking ceremony was held in Sherman, Texas, which will establish GlobalWafers' strategic position in the U.S. semiconductor supply chain. With this expansion in the US, GlobalWafers will bridge the gap in the US domestic wafer supply chain. Although the US semiconductor manufacturing sector continues to grow, the supply of local wafers has fallen to less than 1%, indicating a serious shortage of local wafer supply in the US.
GlobalWafers said that the recent epidemic and geopolitical risks have sounded the alarm about the lack of a domestic wafer supply chain in the United States, so customers have signed long-term contracts with GlobalWafers to show their support. GlobalWafers is on track to complete construction, equipment installation, customer sampling and mass production of the new facility within two years. The new facility will cover 58 hectares of land, providing ample space for future phased expansion.
On 27 June this year, Global Wafers announced that it would build a new 12-inch silicon wafer fab in Sherman, Texas, USA, which is also home to its US subsidiary GlobiTech. The new facility is part of Global Wafer's 100 billion Taiwan dollar expansion plan announced on February 6 this year.
The US semiconductor industry is highly dependent on imported wafers as almost all of the production bases for advanced 12-inch wafers are currently located in Asia. Global Wafer's expansion plan is designed to fill a critical gap in the US semiconductor supply chain. It is understood that the 12-inch fab's capacity is expected to be released in 2025. The new facility will be built in phases according to the number of long-term customer demands, and equipment will be moved in gradually. This 12" fab is one of the largest in the United States and one of the largest in the world when compared to other fabs of the same nature. In addition to this, the new facility will have ample space for future use after construction is completed due to the vast amount of land available.
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