# SMIC expands Tianjin 200mm wafer fab to 150,000 wafers per month

SMIC held a ceremony to mark the start of moving equipment into an expansion of its 200mm wafer fab in Tianjin, China, which will increase capacity from 45,000 to 150,000 wafer starts per month, making it the world's largest 200mm fab.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-07-16
- Where: Tianjin, Xiqing Economic Technological Development Area, China
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 150,000 wafer starts per month
- Products: fingerprint sensors, power management IC, mixed-signal chips, automotive electronics, IoT solutions
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [SMIC](https://endata.com/companies/30427.md)

## Sources

- [eenewseurope.com](https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/smic-preps-the-worlds-largest-200mm-wafer-fab-2/), 2018-07-16: "A ceremony was held in Tianjin, northern China, to mark the start of moving equipment into a significant expansion of at its 200mm wafer fab there."

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