# Alpha and Omega Semiconductor to start production at Chongqing plant

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor's joint venture, Chongqing WanGuo Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd., is expected to start formal production in October 2018 at its 12-inch power semiconductor wafer fab and packaging/testing facility in Chongqing, China. The total investment is $1 billion.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-09-20
- Where: Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, China, China
- Value: $1.00B
- Jobs: 3,000
- Starts operating: Oct 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: Phase 1: 20,000 12-inch wafers per month, 500KK packaging/testing per month; Phase 2: 50,000 12-inch wafers per month, 1250KK packaging/testing per month
- Products: 12-inch power semiconductor chips, power semiconductor packaging and testing
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Alpha and Omega Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/20242.md)
- [Chongqing WanGuo Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/34435.md)

## Sources

- [cq.cqnews.net](http://cq.cqnews.net/html/2018-09/20/content_50066003.html), 2018-09-20: "We are also the world's first integrated 12-inch chip and packaging/testing power semiconductor company, with the world's most advanced power management and power device own product R&D design, chip manufacturing, packaging and testing, sales and service integrated component manufacturer (IDM)."

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