# Panasonic to boost substrate material production in China and R&D in Taiwan

Panasonic will launch production of substrate material MEGTRON GX for semiconductor packages at its Suzhou, China facility in April 2019, and establish a Taiwan Semiconductor Materials R&D Center in April 2019 to meet growing demand in China and Taiwan.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-13
- Where: Suzhou, China; Taiwan, China
- Starts operating: Apr 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: substrate material MEGTRON GX for semiconductor packages and modules
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Panasonic](https://endata.com/companies/1026.md)

## Sources

- [news.panasonic.com](https://news.panasonic.com/global/press/en181213-2), 2018-12-12: "Panasonic Corporation announced today that it will enhance its production and development functions for the substrate material MEGTRON GX"

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