# GTA Semiconductor opens $5.1B wafer factory in Shanghai

GTA Semiconductor (Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing) opened a new CNY39.5 billion ($5.1 billion) wafer factory in Shanghai's Lin-gang Special Area, with capacity for 60,000 eight-inch, 3,000 12-inch, and 5,000 six-inch wafers per month, reaching mass production in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-03-31
- Where: Shanghai, Lin-gang Special Area, China
- Value: $5.10B (39.5B CNY)
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 60,000 eight-inch wafers, 3,000 12-inch wafers, and 5,000 six-inch wafers per month
- Products: wafers, insulated gate bipolar transistors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [GTA Semiconductor Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/31336.md)
- [China Electronics Corporation Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/22626.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [yicaiglobal.com](https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/gta-semiconductor-opens-new-usd51-billion-wafer-plant), 2020-03-31: "The plant has the capacity to produce 60,000 eight-inch wafers, 3,000 12-inch wafers and 5,000 six-inch wafers a month and will reach mass production this year."
- [www2.yicaiglobal.com](https://www2.yicaiglobal.com/news/gta-semiconductor-opens-new-usd51-billion-wafer-plant), 2020-03-31: "The plant has the capacity to produce 60,000 eight-inch wafers, 3,000 12-inch wafers and 5,000 six-inch wafers a month and will reach mass production this year."

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