# Hamamatsu Photonics to build new factory at Shingai Factory for opto-semiconductor production

Hamamatsu Photonics will construct a new factory building at its Shingai Factory in Hamamatsu, Japan, to increase production capacity for opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors, and X-ray flat panel sensors. The building is expected to be completed in August 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-06-19
- Where: Shingai-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu City, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: Aug 2020
- Status: announced
- Products: opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors, X-ray flat panel sensors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Hamamatsu Photonics](https://endata.com/companies/27104.md)

## Sources

- [hamamatsu.com](https://www.hamamatsu.com/us/en/news/announcements/2019/20190620000000.html), 2019-06-19: "Hamamatsu Photonics will construct a new factory building at the Shingai Factory to cope with increasing sales demand for opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors and X-ray flat panel sensors."
- [hamamatsu.com](https://www.hamamatsu.com/jp/en/news/announcements/2019/20190620000000.html), 2019-06-19: "Hamamatsu Photonics will construct a new factory building at the Shingai Factory to cope with increasing sales demand for opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors and X-ray flat panel sensors."
- [hamamatsu.com](https://www.hamamatsu.com/eu/en/news/announcements/2019/20190620000000.html), 2019-06-19: "Hamamatsu Photonics will construct a new factory building at the Shingai Factory to cope with increasing sales demand for opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors and X-ray flat panel sensors."
- [electrooptics.com](https://www.electrooptics.com/press-releases/hamamatsu-photonics-constructing-new-factory-increase-opto-semiconductor-device), 2019-07-01: "Construction of this new factory building will help Hamamatsu build up its production for opto-semiconductors, x-ray image sensors, and x-ray flat panel sensors."

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