# HC SemiTek to build world's largest sapphire substrate base in Yunnan

HC SemiTek Corp., through its subsidiary Crystaland Co., will invest USD 150 million to build a sapphire substrate production base in Yuxi, Yunnan province, China, with an annual capacity of 35 million chips. Construction is set to begin in September 2017 and last 16 months.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-08-25
- Where: Hongta district, Yuxi, Yunnan, China
- Value: $150.0M
- Starts operating: Dec 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 35 million chips per year
- Products: sapphire substrates for LED chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [HC SemiTek Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/26555.md)
- [Crystaland Co.](https://endata.com/companies/26556.md)

## Sources

- [yicaiglobal.com](https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/led-chip-maker-hc-semitek-will-shell-out-usd150-million-to-build-world-largest-sapphire-substrate-base), 2017-08-28: "HC SemiTek said on Aug. 25 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Crystaland Co., has signed a cooperation agreement with the government of the Hongta district in Yunnan's Yuxi city to expand a sapphire substrate production hub, bringing its annual capacity to 35 million chips."

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