# Silex Microsystems builds new MEMS volume production fab in Beijing

Swedish MEMS manufacturer Silex Microsystems is building a new volume production fab in Beijing, China, with an investment of 2 billion Chinese yuan (approx. 2.5 billion SEK). Production is expected to start in Q1 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-20
- Where: Beijing, China
- Value: $315.0M (2.00B CNY)
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: under construction
- Products: MEMS devices
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Silex Microsystems](https://endata.com/companies/16092.md)
- [GAE Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/30177.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [evertiq.se](https://evertiq.se/news/34983), 2018-02-20: "Den kinesiska fabriken är en volymanläggning som kommer ha en mycket mindre produktmix jämfört med tillverkningen i Sverige."
- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/silex-spending-300-million-on-chinese-mems-fab/), 2018-03-27: "Manufacturing is expected to start there in the first quarter of 2019."

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