# Western Digital subsidiary Sandisk Semiconductor starts Phase 3 expansion in Shanghai

Sandisk Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Digital, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Phase 3 plant expansion in Shanghai's Zizhu High-Tech Park, adding about 11,800 square meters for R&D, testing and production of next-generation flash memory products, with total investment of approximately CNY 1 billion.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-07-28
- Where: Shanghai, Zizhu High-Tech Park, China
- Value: $142.0M (1.00B CNY)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 11,800 square meters
- Products: flash memory storage products, BiCS4, BiCS5
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Western Digital](https://endata.com/companies/21541.md)
- [Sandisk Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/48931.md)

## Sources

- [jiweipreview.laoyaoba.com](https://jiweipreview.laoyaoba.com/html/news/newsdetail?news_id=755559), 2020-07-29: "晟碟半导体扩建工程增补为闵行区重大项目，目前已经完成了控规调整、发改委备案、方案审批、施工图审批等工作，正在办理土地补充协议和施工许可证，即将按原定计划7月份开工。"

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