# UMC gets approval to invest additional US$600M in Xiamen fab

United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) received regulatory approval to invest an additional US$600 million in its joint 12-inch fab in Xiamen, China, to expand production capacity. Monthly capacity is expected to rise to 16,000 wafers in Q2 2018.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-11-28
- Where: Xiamen, China, China
- Value: $600.0M
- Starts operating: Q2 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 16,000 12-inch wafers per month
- Products: 12-inch wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [United Microelectronics Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19674.md)
- [United Semiconductor (Xiamen)](https://endata.com/companies/28443.md) (target)

## Sources

- [taipeitimes.com](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2017/11/29/2003683088), 2017-11-28: "UMC is planning to pour an additional US$600 million into the 12-inch fab — United Semiconductor (Xiamen) — to expand its production capacity."

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