# AOS to build 12-inch wafer fab in Chongqing, China

AOS Semiconductor's subsidiary Chongqing Vangtel Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. is building a 12-inch wafer manufacturing and packaging/testing facility in Chongqing. Phase 1 investment is about $400 million, with production targeted for the first half of 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-24
- Where: Chongqing, China
- Value: $400.0M
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 20,000 12-inch wafers per month (Phase 1); 500KK units per month packaging/testing (Phase 1)
- Products: power semiconductor devices, MOSFET, IGBT, power ICs
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [AOS Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/24479.md)
- [Chongqing Vangtel Semiconductor Technology](https://endata.com/companies/24480.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [news.21dianyuan.com](https://news.21dianyuan.com/detail/27543.html), 2017-05-24: "AOS半导体旗下重庆万国半导体科技有限公司一期厂房将在2017年下半年竣工，12寸芯片制造及封装测试生产线，力争2018年上半年投产。"

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