# UMC to invest $8B in 12-inch wafer fab expansion in Tainan, Taiwan

UMC held a groundbreaking ceremony for Fab 12A Phase 5 & 6 at its Tainan complex, with an $8 billion investment, machine installation in H2 2013, extending 28nm production and enabling 20nm and beyond.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-03-08
- Where: Tainan, Taiwan, TWN
- Value: $8.00B
- Starts operating: Q3 2013
- Status: under construction
- Products: 300mm wafers, 28nm chips, 20nm chips, 14nm FinFET chips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [UMC](https://endata.com/companies/30546.md)

## Sources

- [cdrinfo.com](https://www.cdrinfo.com/d7/content/umc-invest-8-billion-12-inch-wafer-fab-taiwan), 2018-03-08: "United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), the world's No.2 contract chip maker, will invest $8 billion in a 12-inch wafer plant in Taiwan, to meet demand for chips in mobile devices."

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