# XMC starts second phase of 12-inch IC production line

XMC (Wuhan Xinxin) started the second phase expansion of its 12-inch integrated circuit production line, with an estimated total investment of $1.78 billion over 5 years, to build platforms for code flash, MCU, and 3D specialty processes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-20
- Where: Wuhan, Hubei, China
- Value: $1.78B
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 12,000 wafers/month code flash; 15,000 wafers/month backside-illuminated image sensors
- Products: code flash memory, microcontrollers, 3D specialty process chips, backside-illuminated image sensors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [XMC](https://endata.com/companies/35047.md)

## Sources

- [news.hqew.com](https://news.hqew.com/info-322778), 2018-10-23: "武汉新芯集成电路制造有限公司启动二期扩产项目，预计总投资17.8亿美元"

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