# Samsung to expand CIS production capacity in Hwaseong, South Korea

Samsung plans to modify its Line 11 and Line 13 DRAM factories in Hwaseong for CMOS image sensor production, increasing monthly capacity from 45,000 to nearly 120,000 12-inch wafers.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-29
- Where: Hwaseong, South Korea, South Korea
- Starts operating: Dec 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: nearly 120,000 12-inch wafers per month
- Products: CMOS image sensors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Samsung](https://endata.com/companies/5951.md)

## Sources

- [f4news.com](http://www.f4news.com/2018/12/29/digitimes-on-samsung-plans/), 2018-12-29: "Samsung has planned to expand its CIS production capacity to surpass Sony to become the globally largest supplier."

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