# Vanguard International Semiconductor boosts capital spending to NT$3.5B

Vanguard International Semiconductor raised its 2020 capital spending budget to NT$3.5 billion (US$118.62 million), up from NT$2.6 billion, to boost 8-inch wafer capacity. Most of the spending will go to its newly acquired fab in Singapore, aiming to increase capacity to 40,000 wafers per month by H1 2021.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-08-05
- Where: Singapore, Singapore
- Value: $118.6M (3.50B TWD)
- Starts operating: Q1 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40,000 8-inch wafers per month
- Products: 8-inch wafers, power management ICs, driver ICs
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Vanguard International Semiconductor](https://endata.com/companies/36724.md)

## Sources

- [taipeitimes.com](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2020/08/06/2003741181), 2020-08-05: "What we currently see is that customer demand for 8-inch wafers is very strong, which is also reflected in the overall 8-inch wafer market."

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