# Hefei Jinghe Integrated Circuit to build 12-inch wafer fab

Hefei Jinghe Integrated Circuit, a joint venture between Taiwan's Powerchip Technology and Hefei, is building a 12-inch driver IC wafer foundry with a total investment of 13.53 billion yuan. Phase 1 has topped out and is expected to start production in October 2017, with a capacity of 40,000 12-inch wafers per month.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-11-18
- Where: Hefei, Anhui, China
- Value: $1.96B (13.5B CNY)
- Starts operating: Oct 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 40,000 12-inch wafers per month
- Products: 90nm driver IC wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Hefei Jinghe Integrated Circuit](https://endata.com/companies/19703.md)
- [Powerchip Technology](https://endata.com/companies/19704.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [i1.ce.cn](http://i1.ce.cn/district/newarea/roll/201611/18/t20161118_17943107.shtml), 2016-11-18: "该公司一期项目日前已顺利封顶，预计2017年10月投产，达产后可月产4万片12英寸晶圆。"

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