# Changelight Optoelectronics to invest $738M in LED epitaxial chip plant in Nanchang

Xiamen Changelight Optoelectronics will invest CNY5 billion (USD738 million) to build a production base in Nanchang, Jiangxi, to expand LED epitaxial chip production. The factory will have a monthly capacity of 1.2 million chips.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-07-17
- Where: Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
- Value: $738.0M (5.00B CNY)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million chips per month
- Products: LED epitaxial chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Changelight Optoelectronics](https://endata.com/companies/25653.md)

## Sources

- [yicaiglobal.com](https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/changelight-optoelectronics-plans-usd738-million-investment-to-boost-led-epitaxial-chip-production), 2017-07-17: "The firm signed a deal with Xinjian District Government in Jiangxi's capital, Nanchang, yesterday, it said today."
- [news.hqew.com](https://news.hqew.com/info-312582), 2017-07-17: "乾照光电17日早间公告，公司将在原LED外延芯片的生产基础上，继续扩大LED外延芯片的生产规模，拟在江西省南昌市新建区投资50亿元"

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