# Wingtech to build $1.8B EV chip plant in Shanghai

Wingtech Technology will invest 12 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) to build a factory in Shanghai that makes semiconductors for electric vehicles.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-04-09
- Where: Shanghai, China
- Value: $1.80B
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400,000 wafers per year
- Products: power semiconductors for electric vehicles
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Wingtech Technology](https://endata.com/companies/35119.md)
- [Nexperia](https://endata.com/companies/19628.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/tech/semiconductors/china-s-wingtech-builds-2bn-ev-geared-plant-amid-chip-shortage), 2021-04-08: "Chinese electronics manufacturer Wingtech Technology will invest 12 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) to build a factory that makes semiconductors for electric vehicles in Shanghai."
- [cleanroomtechnology.com](https://cleanroomtechnology.com/wingtech-plans-1-8bn-electric-vehicle-semiconductor-plant-in-shanghai-175935), 2021-04-14: "Wingtech Technology's plant built in cooperation with it's subsidiary Nexperia will be put into operation in 2022."

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