# Powerchip breaks ground for NT$278bn fab in Miaoli, Taiwan

Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new fab in Miaoli County, Taiwan. The facility will have a capacity of up to 100,000 12-inch wafers per month and create 3,000 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-03-25
- Where: Miaoli County, Tongluo Science Park, TWN
- Value: $9.72B (278.0B TWD)
- Jobs: 3,000
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 100,000 12-inch wafers per month
- Products: management ICs, touch sensors, vehicle chips, driver ICs for flat panels
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp](https://endata.com/companies/54043.md)

## Sources

- [taipeitimes.com](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2021/03/26/2003754498), 2021-03-25: "All our product lines are fully utilized. We expect that the situation will last through the end of next year at least. So we have to build a new fab."
- [evertiq.com](https://evertiq.com/design/49794), 2021-03-29: "Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a NTD 278 billion (EUR 8.26 billion) 12-inch fab in the Tongluo Science Park."

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