# Qualcomm and USI to build $200M chip plant in Campinas, Brazil

Qualcomm and USI (a subsidiary of AES Taiwan) announced a joint venture to build a semiconductor factory and development center in the Campinas region of Brazil. The investment is $200 million over five years, with operations expected to start in 2020, creating 800-1,000 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-05
- Where: Campinas region, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $200.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: semiconductors for IoT and smartphones
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Qualcomm](https://endata.com/companies/16058.md) (partner)
- [USI](https://endata.com/companies/29870.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [g1.globo.com](https://g1.globo.com/economia/tecnologia/noticia/qualcomm-anuncia-fabrica-de-chips-para-smartphones-e-internet-das-coisas-no-brasil.ghtml), 2018-02-05: "A americana Qualcomm e a chinesa USI anunciaram nesta segunda-feira (5) a criação de uma parceria (joint venture) para construir na região de Campinas (SP) uma fábrica e um centro de desenvolvimento de semicondutores, voltada a Internet das Coisas (IoT) e smartphones."

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