# Hamamatsu Photonics to build $60M opto-semiconductor facility in Japan

Hamamatsu Photonics will construct a new factory building at its Shingai Factory in Japan to produce opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors, and X-ray flat panel sensors. The $60 million facility is expected to be completed by August 2020 and will have a predicted production capacity worth approximately $250 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-04
- Where: Shingai Factory, Japan, Japan
- Value: $60.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: Aug 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: $250 million in production value
- 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

- [cleanroomtechnology.com](https://cleanroomtechnology.com/hamamatsu-builds-60m-opto-semiconductor-facility-in-japan-156112), 2019-07-04: "Construction of this new factory building will help build up the production system for opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors, and X-ray flat panel sensors."
- [semiconductor-today.com](https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2019/jul/hamamatsu-080719.shtml), 2019-07-08: "Construction of Shingai Factory Building No.2 should start in July and be completed in August 2020 (at a total cost of 6.5bn yen), for operation from that October."

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