# GlobalFoundries plans $10B chip plant in Chengdu, China

GlobalFoundries announced a $10 billion project to build an advanced semiconductor factory in Chengdu, China.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-02-10
- Where: Chengdu, China
- Value: $10.0B
- Starts operating: Q4 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 12-inch semiconductor wafers
- Products: advanced semiconductor chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [GlobalFoundries](https://endata.com/companies/664.md)
- [Chengdu Municipality](https://endata.com/companies/3033.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/10/business/china-computer-chips-globalfoundries-investment.html), 2017-02-10: "The new advanced semiconductor factory, in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, is only the most recent in an array of investments, often by major multinationals, into China with the support of"
- [cleanroomtechnology.com](https://cleanroomtechnology.com/globalfoundries-announces-fab-expansion-plans-125887), 2017-02-14: "In China, GF and the Chengdu municipality have formed a partnership to build a fab in Chengdu."
- [chinadaily.com.cn](http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2017-03/21/content_28631426.htm), 2017-03-21: "The company started building a new plant in the Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone on Feb 10."

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