# UMC invests $501 million in second-phase expansion of Xiamen factory

United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) announced a 3.5 billion yuan ($501 million) investment for the second-phase expansion of its Xiamen factory, increasing wafer capacity to 50,000 items per month.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-02-11
- Where: Xiamen, Fujian province, China
- Value: $501.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50,000 semiconductor wafers per month
- Products: semiconductor wafers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [United Microelectronics Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/19674.md)
- [United Semi Integrated Circuit Mfg. (Xiamen) Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/45261.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [caixinglobal.com](https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-02-14/taiwan-chipmaker-umc-invests-500-million-more-in-mainland-factory-101515517.html), 2020-02-14: "The funding for a second-phase expansion of the factory based in the Fujian province city of Xiamen will bring UMC's total investment to 11.8 billion yuan."

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